Mao Zedong won the LPGA Big Chevron Championship in the playoffs

Woodland, Texas – Mao Zedong trembled her birdie putt in the first hole of the Five-Road Playoffs Sunday in the Chevron Championship's Five-Road playoffs.

The 23-year-old Japanese player managed to knock down the 3-foot game in time and won her first major championship.

She said in Japanese: “I tried my best to calm me down and shoot me.”

Saigo, with a 74-2-shot rule as the 5th bird, tied with Hyo Joo Kim, Ruoning Yin, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lindy Duncan. They finished the game with a score of 281 at the Carlton Woods club.

Saigo won the 18th playoff victory after Yin and Jutanugarn made Birdie try word-of-mouth. Jutanugarn shot 18th inch of the third shot.

Jutanugarn took the lead in the final round most of the time before the final round, as two birdies and an eagle were made on the first nine.

“The first nine are very solid, especially the Eagles, but I made a 5-shot even-number error; two bogeys,” she said.

Yin was at his best in the playoffs after entering the green on two strokes. But she missed a 12-foot hawk putt, and her birdie made a comeback and tricked into setting up Sigo for victory.

Saigo won the LPGA Tour for the first time. She was the Tour's Rookie of the Year last season. She is the first Japanese champion in the event and the fifth largest champion. She won six victories on the 2022 Japan Tour.

The victory came after finishing second in the CPKC Women's Open and Buick LPGA Shanghai last year.

“It was a very intense game last year,” she said. “I was close, but I couldn't do it. It was a very disappointing. I was able to win and win the LPGA title this year and I was very excited about it.”

The 34-year-old Duncan boomed the playoff hole and won her first title in her pursuit for more than a decade. But she was still satisfied with her performance.

“Yes, the weekly Grand Slam Five is incredible; there is a chance, it feels nerve-wracking,” she said. “And I feel like I have some knowledge about how to handle my swing and things like that. I'll reflect on (but) yes, but a week.”

This is the second time in three years that ended in the playoffs as American Lilia Vu scored the first extra hole in 2023.

Saigo made $1.2 million from its $8 million wallet.

The winners have been jumping into Poppie's pond in Mission Hills' 18th green green since 1988, and Saigo has made it the third time in Texas by jumping into brown water. She screamed and smiled as she held hands with two members of the team.

The experience ended up making Vivian a little painful, and he said she was not a good swimmer.

“When I went in, it was deep and at first I thought I was going to drown,” she said.

Virgo entered the day when Haeran Ryu, who is under 9, tied. But she roared five holes on Sunday, trailing the birdie on the 18th, giving her a place in the playoffs to build an exciting finish.

The highest ranking Nelly Korda scored 14th in under 2 matches with 70 strokes. She won the final game of five record wins this season.

“Obviously, I have a lot of work to do,” she said. “Last year was last year. It was amazing, but it was the past. It won't help me realize my future.”