Mao Saigo

Mao Saigo 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, and the LPGA Tour.

Career

Saigo was born in Funabashi in Greater Tokyo and won the Japan Women's Amateur Championship in 2019.
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.
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.
Saigo finished second at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament in 2023 to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2024. 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. In 2025, she won the Chevron Championship for her first LPGA Tour win and first major championship win.

Amateur wins

2019 Japan Women's Amateur Championship
Professional wins (7)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

No.

Date

Tournament

Winning score

To par

Margin of
victory

Runners-up

1

Chevron Championship

70-68-69-74=281

−7

Playoff

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (6)

^Tournament shortened due to adverse conditions.

Major championships

Wins (1)

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

Results timeline

CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied

Summary

Most consecutive cuts made – 6
Longest streak of top-10s – 3
Team appearances

Professional

International Crown : 2025