Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women's Open for a second time Sunday. She became the first Filipino to win in 2021, and after switching citizenship before turning 21, she's now the first Japanese golfer to claim the major championship.
became a U.S. Women's Open champion for the second time Sunday and took her place in history with a rare footnote -- the first Filipino to win the Women's Open in 2021, and now the first from Japan.
Her big run began with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 12th, followed by a wedge to 3 feet on the par-5 13th hole. She hit her approach to 6 feet on the 15th hole and then delivered the winner, a 3-wood to 20 feet on the reachable par-4 16th for a two-putt birdie.
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