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Filipino-Japanese and tour rookie Yuka Saso finished with a two-over-par 73 to place tied for third in the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Sunday at the Elleair Golf Course in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

Two-leg winner Yuka Saso sizzled with a four-under 67 but it was not enough to hold off the charging Ayaka Furue and dropped to second going into the final 18 holes of the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Ehime Prefecture on Saturday.

Tony Lascuña kept the momentum of his third round assault and made it a virtual routine in Philippine Golf Tour’s return in new normal, ending up on top again after beating Ira Alido and Rupert Zaragosa by four on a 68 in the ICTSI Riviera Invitational Challenge at the Couples course in Silang, Cavite on Friday.

Yuka Saso slowed down with a one-under 70 but kept her share of the lead with local bet Yuna Nishimura halfway through the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Ehime Prefecture on Friday.

Princess Superal shrugged off rookie Abby Arevalo’s early threat stymied by the latter’s own undoing as she got back to the podium in the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour return in new normal with a five-shot victory in the ICTSI Riviera Invitational Challenge at the Couples course in Silang, Cavite on Thursday.

Rookie Yuka Saso rediscovered her deadly form, firing a six-under 65 to forge a three-way tie for the lead at the start of the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open in Ehime Prefecture on Thursday.

Diminutive Joenard Rates emerged the surprise package in the Philippine Golf Tour restart in new normal, firing a three-under 69 to hold off a late-charging Ira Alido in the ICTSI Riviera Invitational Challenge at the Couples course in Silang, Cavite on Tuesday.

Three former Philippine Open champions, three Order of Merit winners, a slew of title-hungry young guns and the winner of the only Philippine Golf Tour event held in this pandemic-hit season headline the stellar field in Tuesday's PGT restart at Riviera’s Couples course in Silang, Cavite.

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson won the Masters in record-smashing fashion on Sunday, capturing his second major title with the lowest total score in Augusta National history.

The reigning Asian Games champion in the women’s singles event recently moved up the Olympic rankings as she now occupies No. 24 following solid performances in the Japan LPGA Tour.

Tiger Woods was going the wrong way on a long day at Augusta National on Saturday, where his bid for a sixth Masters title was on the rocks.

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson seized command of the Masters on Saturday, matching the 54-hole record at Augusta National to grab a four-stroke lead in quest of a second major title.

Yuka Saso bogeyed the 17th for a two-under 70 and missed the cut for the second time in the Itoen Ladies golf tournament Saturday in Chiba, Japan.

World number one Dustin Johnson and third-ranked Justin Thomas shared the second-round clubhouse lead Friday at the Masters.

The so-called Friday the 13th proved ominous for Yuka Saso as the Fil-Japanese ace limped home with a four-over 76 at start of the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club course in Chiba, Japan.

Paul Casey seized the clubhouse lead in the darkness-halted opening round of the Masters on Thursday at rain-softened Augusta National while defending champion Tiger Woods showed the form to threaten for a 16th major title.

US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau was set for an early morning showdown with Augusta National's Amen Corner on Thursday in the opening round of the 84th Masters golf tournament.

Tiger Woods, still feeling the thrill of last year's Masters victory to complete an epic comeback, says he can contend again this week thanks to his knowledge of Augusta National.