Akie Iwai wins 2025 Standard Portland Classic, twin sister Chisato finishes ties for third
The winner of the 2025 Standard Portland Classic was Akie Iwai, an LPGA rookie who finished 23 under to win by four shots over Gurleen Kaur. She joins twin Chisato as a winner this season. Chisato won the 2025 Mexico Riviera Maya in May. Akie is older by one minute.
Akie shot 67-67-64-66 at Columbia Edgewater to win for the first time on the LPGA. She went bogey-free on Sunday. She's now played in 17 events and has made 12 cuts.
This week also marks her fourth top-10 finish. During a season when Japanese players won the first and last majors on the calendar, Akie is the latest from Japan to win on the LPGA.
Chisato shot a final-round 64, the round of the day Sunday, and she finished 19 under, five back of big sister.
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