From afar, Saigo’s celebratory leap into the lake Sunday at the Chevron Championship looked relatively routine. Except it wasn’t.

When it comes to major championships, the 2025 Chevron Championship proved unforgettable. Mao Saigo, who counts famed Japanese player Jumbo Ozaki as a mentor, ultimately won the five-way playoff and took a victory plunge that quickly turned from celebration to distress as the water was deep and she can’t swim.

In the end, Mao Saigo secured the first LPGA victory of her career with a birdie putt from three feet away on the playoff hole. Hyo Joo Kim, Ruoning Yin, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lindy Duncan were the other four golfers that advanced to the playoff but couldn't beat out Saigo.