Being just a little over halfway through the 2025 LPGA Tour season, let’s take a look back at all 18 tournaments competed this year, starting with 18-16.
18. – MEXICO Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba – In its debut as an LPGA Tournament, this event got really handicapped by its place on the schedule. Played directly before the U.S. Women’s Open, the quality of field was the lowest of the season and it didn’t help that many of the big names weren’t in contention. Chisato Iwai ran away with this event, taking essentially any chasers out of the running by going -5 on her first six holes Sunday (before TV coverage had even begun). Iwai ended up winning by six strokes over Jenny Bae at -12. It is great that a young star like Iwai got her breakthrough win here, that makes it at least somewhat memorable, but there wasn’t an event with less drama than this one in 2025.
17. – Blue Bay LPGA – The Blue Bay LPGA shares a lot in common with the Riviera Maya Open. Particularly in its result. Here, Iwai’s fellow Japanese rookie Rio Takeda ran away from the field with a six-stroke victory. Like Iwai, Takeda took out much of the field early with birdies on three of her first four holes in the final round. The biggest difference here is the quality of field, as major champions Minjee Lee and Ayaka Furue were Takeda’s closest contenders. Because of time zones, the hours, while late at night, were more expansive than they were in the Riviera Maya Open.
16. – KPMG Women’s PGA Championship – It has been a fairly good major championship season in women’s golf so far, with one big exception. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship had its moments, Jeeno Thitikul’s fantastic opening round was thrilling to watch and seeing Minjee Lee win was satisfying for anyone who follows the sport. Unfortunately, PGA Frisco really didn’t bring much drama, and Lee’s patience around the course didn’t allow anyone to really threaten her over the weekend. Much of the discussion of the week was around slow play and the merits of the course, and not necessarily on the athletes, which is always a loss on the week of a major.
