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Mao Saigo

Mao Saigo (西郷 真央, Saigo Mao) (born 8 October 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour where she won three of the first five tournaments of the 2022 season,[2] and the LPGA Tour.

Career

Saigo was born in Funabashi in Greater Tokyo and won the Japan Women's Amateur Championship in 2019.[3][4]

She turned professional and joined the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2020. In 2021, she was runner-up seven times to finish 4th on the 2020–21 money list.[2]

In the 2022 season, she recorded three wins and two second place finishes in the first six tournaments, after which she rose to 18th in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[5]

Saigo finished second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 2023 to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2024.[6] In 2024, she had seven top-10 finishes including runner-up finishes at the CPKC Women's Open and Buick LPGA Shanghai. She earned LPGA Rookie of the Year honors.[6] In 2025, she won the Chevron Championship for her first LPGA Tour win and first major championship win.[7]

Amateur wins

  • 2019 Japan Women's Amateur Championship

Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 27 Apr 2025 Chevron Championship 70-68-69-74=281 −7 Playoff United States Lindy Duncan
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
China Yin Ruoning

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2025 Chevron Championship United States Lindy Duncan
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
China Yin Ruoning 		Won with birdie on first extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 6 Mar 2022 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament 69-73-69-67=278 −10 1 stroke South Korea Hwang Ah-reum
2 27 Mar 2022 AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki 67-68=135^ −9 1 stroke Japan Miyū Yamashita
3 3 Apr 2022 Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi 67-69-68-76=280 −8 1 stroke Japan Kotone Hori
4 1 May 2022 Panasonic Open Ladies Golf Tournament 70-68-68=208 −10 2 stroke Taiwan Teresa Lu
5 22 May 2022 Bridgestone Ladies Open 67-70-69-69=275 −13 2 stroke Japan Mone Inami
6 12 Nov 2023 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament 69-63-68=200 −16 3 stroke Japan Ayako Kimura

^Tournament shortened due to adverse conditions.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
2025 Chevron Championship Co-leader −7 (70-68-69-74=281) Playoff1 United States Lindy Duncan, South Korea Kim Hyo-joo, China Ruoning Yin, Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn

1 Defeated Duncan, Kim, Yin and Jutanugarn with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.

Results timeline

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025
Chevron Championship 65 CUT 1
U.S. Women's Open T44 T33 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T30 CUT T7
The Evian Championship T3 CUT T35
Women's British Open CUT T36 T7
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Chevron Championship 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 2
U.S. Women's Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
The Evian Championship 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 2
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
Totals 1 0 1 2 4 4 15 10
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2024 Women's PGA – 2025 Chevron, current)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2024 Women's British – 2025 Chevron, current)

References

  1. ^ "Mai Saigo". Shimadzu. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Member Guide: Mao Saigo". LPGA of Japan. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Golfer Mao Saigo Off to a Great Start in the JLPGA Tour Season". Japan Forward. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Mao Saigo Player Profile". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Mao Saigo Player Profile". Women's World Golf Rankings. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Mao Saigo – Bio". LPGA.
  7. ^ "Mao Saigo wins LPGA major Chevron Championship in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 April 2025.