NAPLES, Fla. – Japan’s Mao Saigo grew to become solely the second participant in LPGA historical past to clinch the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the 12 months Award. Hiromi Kobayashi grew to become the primary in 1990.
Whereas Saigo didn’t win on the LPGA this yr, her constant play was highlighted by seven top-10 finishes. She edged South Korea’s Jin Hee Im by 86 factors. She tied for twenty fifth on the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Saigo completed runner-up on the CPKC Girls’s Open and took a share of second on the Buick LPGA Shanghai.
Mao Saigo of Japan walks on the third gap in the course of the second spherical of the CME Group Tour Championship 2024 at Tiburon Golf Membership. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Pictures)
“I’m like extremely happy,” she mentioned.
Previous to becoming a member of the LPGA, the 23-year-old gained six occasions on the JLPGA.
