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Associated Press
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Chevron Championship winners
1983 Amy Alcott, United States 1984 Juli Inkster, United States 1985 Alice Miller, United States 1986 Pat Bradley, United States 1987 Betsy King, United States 1988 Amy Alcott, United States 1989 Juli Inkster, United States 1990 Betsy King, United States 1991 Amy Alcott, United States 1992 Dottie Mochrie, United States 1993 Helen Alfredsson, Sweden 1994 Donna Andrews, United States 1995 Nanci Bowen, United States 1996 Patty Sheehan, United States 1997 Betsy King, United States 1998 Pat Hurst, United States 1999 Dottie Pepper, United States 2000 Karrie Webb, Australia 2001 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2002 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2003 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, France 2004 Grace Park, South Korea 2005 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2006 Karrie Webb, Australia 2007 Morgan Pressel, United States 2008 Lorena Ochoa, Mexico 2009 Brittany Lincicome, United States 2010 Yani Tseng, Taiwan 2011 Stacy Lewis, United States 2012 Sun-Young Yoo, South Korea 2013 Inbee Park, South Korea 2014 Lexi Thompson, United States 2015 Brittany Lincicome, United States 2016 Lydia Ko, New Zealand 2017 Ryu So-yeon, South Korea 2018 Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden 2019 Ko Jin-young, South Korea 2020 Mirim Lee, South Korea 2021 Patty Tavatanakit, Thailand 2022 Jennifer Kupcho, United States 2023 Lilia Vu, United States 2024 Nelly Korda, United States 2025 Mao Saigo, Japan Note: Known as Nabisco Dinah Shore from 1983-99, Nabisco Championship 2000-01, Kraft Nabisco Championship 2002-14, ANA Inspiration 2015-21
USA Today
28-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Mao Saigo's victory plunge at the LPGA Chevron turned scary because she can't swim
Mao Saigo's victory plunge at the LPGA Chevron turned scary because she can't swim THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The 2025 Chevron Championship will be remembered for a lot of things. Most of those things happened before a trophy was handed out. But perhaps the most shocking turn of events came after Japan's Mao Saigo jumped into the murky waters just off the 18th green. Here's the thing no one watching knew: Saigo can't swim. 'It was scary,' said Saigo's caddie, Jeffrey Snow, who was part of a second wave of jumpers after Saigo went in with her manager, Rika Arai, and television reporter Mitsuki Katahira. Snow asked Saigo during the final round if she could swim, and she said no. Neither of them, however, thought the pond on the Nicklaus Course at The Club at Carlton Woods was that deep. After the three women jumped, three men followed suit, including Snow and two trainers, Yonguk Shin and Yonghee Lee. What started out as fun turned stressful for all as the women grabbed hold of the men to try to stay above water. Snow believes Saigo panicked when she couldn't touch ground, and she wasn't the only one pulling on him. 'Every time I broke the surface, I got pulled under again,' he said. 'They were trying to grab someone.' The men helped the women get back to the dock safely. Most of the onlookers weren't aware of how stressful the celebration had turned. Saigo, 23, made the lone birdie in a five-way playoff against major champions Ariya Jutanugarn, Ruoning Yin, Hyo Joo Kim and journeywoman Lindy Duncan to make her first LPGA victory a major. By jumping into the water, the 2024 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year winner carried on a tradition Sunday that first started back in 1988, more than dozen years before Saigo was born. Saigo, who yelled for help in the water, had this to say through an interpreter when asked about her swimming. 'I'm not really a good swimmer,' she said. 'When I went inside, it was deep and at first, I thought I was going to drown.' Pat Hurst waded into Poppie's Pond when she won the 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore. Yani Tseng wasn't a strong swimmer either, but the man-made pond at Mission Hills wasn't anything like what's here in Texas. In fact, officials at the old tournament site actually had to deepen the pond on 18 after Stacy Lewis' mother suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized. When the LPGA's first major moved to Texas three years ago, there was no pool-like area for the traditional jump. The club originally intended to dredge the entire area to deepen the pond. The Nicklaus design team, however, was afraid the green could potentially slough, so they changed course. The club instead built a dock and then dredged from the end of the dock to the rock wall border. At the end of the dock, it's 5 feet and progresses down close to 10 feet. They also sent divers down to check for rocks and concrete blocks beneath the surface. And for peace of mind, they installed a gator net to protect the area. 'In the future, they probably should ask, can you swim?' said Snow. Maybe have a lifeguard on duty.
