2024 rookie becomes Rolex First-Time Winner at The Chevron Championship

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (April 27, 2025) – In her second season on the LPGA Tour, Mao Saigo becomes a Rolex First-Time Winner at The Chevron Championship and is just the fifth major champion on the LPGA Tour from Japan.

With her win at The Chevron Championship, Saigo earns 60 points toward the 2025 Rolex ANNIKA Major Award and becomes the leader in the points standings.

The 2024 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year took part in the largest playoff in LPGA Tour major history with five players participating. She went on to birdie the first playoff hole, winning her first LPGA Tour career victory. She becomes the 46th player to make a major championship her first career victory and the eighth player to do so at The Chevron Championship. Prior to her win, her best finish at any of the major championship was a tie for third. Her victory also makes her Japan’s fifth female major championship winner, joining Chako Higuchi (1977 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Ayaka Furue (2024 Amundi Evian Championship), Hinako Shibuno (2019 AIG Women’s British Open) and Yuka Saso (2024 U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally).

The Rolex ANNIKA Major Award recognizes the player who, during the current LPGA Tour season, has the most outstanding record in all five major championships. Points will be awarded at all five major championships to competitors who finish among the top 10 and ties. In order to earn the award by year’s end, a player must win at least one of the five major titles.

The winner of the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award will be announced following the conclusion of the AIG Women’s Open and will be honored in November at the Rolex LPGA Awards at the CME Group Tour Championship.

The leaderboard through The Chevron Championship is as follows:

RANK	NAME	POINTS	2025MAJOR WINS
1	Mao Saigo	60	1
T2	Hyo Joo Kim	24	0
T2	Ruoning Yin	24	0
T2	Ariya Jutanugarn	24	0
T2	Lindy Duncan	24	0
T6	Jin Young Ko	10	0
T6	Sarah Schmelzel	10	0
T6	Haeran Ryu	10	0

The points structure for the Rolex ANNIKA Major Award:

1st – 60 points; 2nd – 24 points; 3rd – 18 points; 4th – 14 points; 5th – 12 points; 6th – 10 points; 7th – 8 points; 8th – 6 points; 9th – 4 points; 10th – 2 points

Mao Saigo Leads in Rolex ANNIKA Major Award Standings After First Major of the Season

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