Yuka Saso triumphs in playoff to win US Women’s Open
The 19-year-old is the first Filipino player to win the tournament
07 June 2021 - 14:22
San Francisco — Yuka Saso bounced back from two early double bogeys and held off Japan’s Nasa Hataoka in the third hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the 76th US Women’s Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Sunday.
The 19-year-old Saso became the first Filipino player to win the tournament and announced herself as a new force in the game with her first major title...
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