Dhaka, April 29 -- Japan's Mao Saigo was living the dream after she survived the largest major play-off in LPGA history on Sunday, beating four others in sudden death to win the Chevron Championship title.

It was the first major win for the 23-year-old, who was tied for the lead after the first three rounds with South Korean Ryu Hae-ran but carded a two-over par 74 on Sunday after a handful of late errors.

She sunk a birdie putt on the par-five 18th hole just to stay in it, joining China's Yin Ruoning, South Korean Kim Hyo-joo, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn and Lindy Duncan of the United States in the playoff.

"It meant a lot that I got a birdie putt on 18 and that gave me more confidence in the playoff," she said in televised remarks. ...