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The most anxious moment of Mao Saigo’s Chevron Championship-winning Sunday came long after she survived a five-person playoff to claim her first major championship. The 23-year-old Saigo made the lone birdie in the playoff to defeat Ariya Jutanugarn, Ruoning Yin, Hyo Joo Kim, and Lindy Duncan to secure the title at The Club at Carlton Woods. After prevailing in what was the largest playoff in LPGA major championship history, Saigo jumped into the pond on the 18th hole in celebration. There was just one problem. “I’m not really a good swimmer,” Saigo told reporters after her win. “When I went
Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend’s top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair and behold one of the wildest finishes to a major in years…LPGA: They’re going five-wide into a playoff!At the first major of the LPGA season, the Chevron Championship saw the Masters’ wild playoff finish … and raised it. No, there wasn’t a Rory McIlroy-esque legacy-defining win, but the 72nd hole and the one-hole playoff featured stunning shots, maddening slow play, heartbreak misfires, rules controversies … what else do you need? It was seriously
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