Yuka Saso of Japan shot a 2-under 68 in her final round to capture her second US Women's Open championship on Sunday at Lancaster Country Club.Saso, who also won in 2021 for her first major title, was one of just two players to finish the week under par. She started the day three off the pace but used four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine to separate from the pack and finish the week at 4-under 276.
15 gave her a two-shot cushion, Saso drove the green at the 232-yard par-4 16th and two-putted for birdie. She saved bogey from 3 1/2 feet at No. 17 before hitting a chip onto the 18th green that finished less than 2 feet away to set up a clinching par.Born to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother, Saso has chosen to be a Japanese citizen and decided to represent Japan full-time.Hinako Shibuno shot a 72 Sunday to make it a 1-2 finish for Japan, finishing the week 1 under.
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