(born 8 October 2001) is a Japanese professional golfer. She plays on the

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where she won three of the first five tournaments of the

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season.

Career

Saigo was born in

Funabashi is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after p ...

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and won the Japan Women's Amateur Championship in 2019. She turned professional and joined the

in 2020. In 2021, she was runner-up seven times to finish 4th on the

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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

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. Saigo has endorsement deals with Mizuno Golf, Shimadzu, Fila & GS Yuasa

Amateur wins

*2019 Japan Women's Amateur Championship

Professional wins

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (5)

^Tournament shortened due to adverse conditions.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saigo, Mao Japanese female golfers LPGA of Japan Tour golfers People from Funabashi Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture 2001 births Living people 21st-century Japanese women