Japan’s Akie Iwai wins The Standard Portland Classic to join twin sister Chisato as 2025 LPGA Tour Rolex First Time Winner

Akie Iwai of Japan poses with the trophy after winning The Standard Portland Classic 2025 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club on August 17, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. -- Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images - LPGA

PORTLAND, Oregon, USA: Japan’s Akie Iwai became the 10th Rolex First Time Winner of the 2025 LPGA Tour season with a four-stroke victory at The Standard Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club on Sunday.

With a four-round total of 24-under-par 264 (67-67-64-66), Iwai joined her twin sister Chisato as a rookie winner in 2025. American Gurleen Kaur finished a career-best second on 20-under-par 268 (65-68-70-65), one shot clear of Chisato (69-70-66-64) and Sweden's Linn Grant (66-71-65-67).