PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO - MAY 25: Chisato Iwai of Japan poses with the trophy after the final round of the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba 2025 at El Camaleon at Mayakoba on May 25, 2025 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. -- Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images/LPGA
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Quintana Roo, Mexico: Japanese rookie Chisato Iwai became the fifth Rolex First-Time Winner on the 2025 LPGA Tour with a six-shot victory at the inaugural MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba.
Heading into the final round at El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba one shot behind 54-hole leader Jenny Bae of the United States, Iwai quickly turned what could have been an exciting finish into a Sunday romp.
