Every LPGA First-Time Winner in 2025

The 2025 LPGA season will go down in history for being probably the most unique display of golf we've seen in decades. We nearly had an entire season comprised of all different winners and I can not reiterate just how wildly insane that is.

Winning on the LPGA is growing increasingly more difficult—which I've argued is equal parts amazing and injurious to the Tour's growth—and what we witnessed this year is unlike anything we've seen before in our game.

The streak (referring to the streak of different winners in consecutive weeks) became the main character, lasting nearly 10 months before world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul swooped in late season and shook things up—but we can't allow ourselves to disregard the fact that there were 11 Rolex first-time winners this year, second most to the 2023 season which saw 12.

Seven of these winners were rookies, and their storylines are every bit of impressive.

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I got the chance to speak to a handful of the first-time winners at the Rolex LPGA Awards and got their feelings on season that changed their lives and careers forever. From the bubbly pair of twin sisters to a veteran players who finally got to taste sweet victory—let's take a look back at their winning moments.

Yealimi Noh

In her sixth season on Tour, the 24-year-old finally got that long awaited win. It took her over 100 LPGA starts, but it was the first one of her 2025 season that got the job done.

Noh won the Founders Cup in mid-February with a four-shot margin over former world No. 1 Jin Young Ko.

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Rio Takeda

Technically Takeda is a two-time LPGA Tour winner but her first win came when she wasn't a member/didn't have LPGA status. But her win at the 2024 TOTO Japan Classic is what gave her the eligibility she needed to compete on Tour and she made quick work of the opportunity.

The 22-year-old from Japan had an insane rookie season—she was in the hunt for the rookie of the year race but came up a bit short to her compatriot Miyu Yamashita (more on her in a bit).

But let's run down Takeda's accolades: she made 28 cuts in 30 starts, she had eight top-10s, including a win at the Blue Bay LPGA Championship which landed her on this list.

Ingrid Lindblad

Another rookie who came out the gate swinging was Ingrid Lindblad. She played collegiately at LSU and was their standout player before turning pro and earning her card on the Epson Tour.

It only took the Swede three LPGA starts to get her first win, and she told me, "it's still hard to believe".

Mao Saigo

You'll be surprised to know that this isn't the only player on this list who's maiden title was a major championship. Mao Saigo is another young talented player from Japan who just wrapped up her sophomore season on the LPGA Tour—highlighted by her win at the 2025 Chevron Championship.

It was a whirlwind of a finish, but Saigo got the job done in the five-player playoff on 18, fending off her opponents one by one.

Chisato Iwai

This is one of my favorite storylines of the season. Twin sisters, Akie and Chisato Iwai not only got to complete their rookie seasons on the LPGA together, but also both got wins this year. Like are you kidding?!

Chisato was the first to victory, winning the MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba back in May.

Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee

They may not be twins, but this duo won the Dow Championship, a two-person team stroke play event that's so fun to watch (and they have incredibly clever team names).

The team of Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee poured defeated Lexi Thompson and Megan Khang on the first playoff hole denying Thompson of her first LPGA title in six years, while earning themselves the first wins of their careers.

Lottie Woad

I wouldn't even call this her rookie year—it was more like a rookie summer—but nevertheless, Lottie Woad made the most of her (short) time on the LPGA this year winning her very first pro debut.

Woad became the first player to graduate from the Tour's LEAP program, earning her LPGA membership after an incredible finish at the Amundi Evian Championship—nearly winning a major title as an amateur. And just weeks later, the English golfer's performance at the Women's Scottish Open was one for the history books.

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I can't wait to see what the young star will do, especially with a full schedule under her belt.

Miyu Yamashita

You don't get honored with the 2025 Rookie of the Year award without doing some pretty special things—and Miyu Yamashita was extraordinary this season.

She's yet another Japanese star who you should familiarize yourself with, because I believe she's going to have a long career ahead of her. In her first season on the LPGA, Yamashita's maiden title came at the AIG Women's Open—the final major of the year—where she beat out Charley Hull who was the considered a hometown hero that week.

A couple of months later, Yamashita joined world No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul as the only other player to have more than one win this season. Outside of those wins, the 24-year-old rookie collected 10 more top-10s and has solidified herself inside the top-five of the Rolex world rankings.

Akie Iwai

The other twin, Akie Iwai, got her victory late in the summer at The Standard Portland Classic with a final-round 66, beating the field by four strokes.

Miranda Wang

The final player rounding out this list is Miranda Wang, another 2025 rookie, who edged the world No.1 en route to clinching her first victory to win by one shot.

Each of these players have punched their tickets to the LPGA's Tournament of Champions that will be contested in late January at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club.

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