Saigo won for the first time on the LPGA Tour. She was the tour's rookie of the year last season. The 23-year-old player is the first Japanese winner in the event and the fifth major champion. She has six victories on the Japanese tour, five in 2022.

Mao Saigo won her first LPGA event — a major, no less — in a five-way playoff at the Chevron Championship. With it, she claimed $1.2 million from the $8 million purse. The individual payout will be updated when made available by the LPGA but here's a look at the purse breakdown.

Chevron Championship kicked off Thursday at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, outside of Houston, and wraps up on Sunday.