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Yuka Saso finished with a three-under par 68 to move up in the leaderboard while Bianca Pagdanganan fell out of the top 10 with an even-par 71 in the second round of the of women’s golf in the Tokyo Olympics Thursday, August 5 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan.

Boxing and golf, the two remaining disciplines for the country in the XXXII Olympiad, track their respective destinies Thursday as the Games wind down four days before the curtains fall.

National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) secretary-general Bones Floro said that the high expectation on Filipino golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdangan in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is understandable.

Juvic Pagunsan carded a 1-under 70 to finish 55th in the men’s golf competitions of the Tokyo Olympics Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.

Juvic Pagunsan’s couldn’t shake off his struggles in the Tokyo Olympics after dropping to a tie for 55th place following a 4-over 76 in the third round Saturday, July 31 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.

Juvic Pagunsan shot a two-over par 73 in the second round of men’s golf in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Friday, July 29 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan.

olfer Juvic Pagunsan fired a five-under par 66 to jumpstart his gold medal bid in the Tokyo Games yesterday at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan.

Filipino golfers are raring to mirror the golden feat of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz with Juvic Pagunsan seeing action first in the country he considers his second home.

Golfers Yuka Saso and Juvic Pagunsan look ready to go up against the best in the world after getting the feel of the Kasumigaseki Country Club, the venue for golf action in the Tokyo Olympics.

Former US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau is out of the Olympics after testing positive for coronavirus, the PGA Tour announced on Sunday, saying Patrick Reed would take his place at the Tokyo Games.

Debutant Collin Morikawa held off a charge from Jordan Spieth to win the 149th British Open by two shots after a scintillating Sunday's action at Royal St. George's.

Former champion Louis Oosthuizen remained atop the leaderboard of the British Open after the South African's scintillating second round of 65 saw him move to 11 under par at Royal St. George's on Friday.

Bracing for a tight finish, Princess Superal cruised to a trouble-free three-stroke victory instead, her even par 72 proving enough to dominate the field in the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Ladies Classic and complete a back-to-back title feat on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour.

Louis Oosthuizen led after the first round at the British Open for two years as a six under par 66 from the South African put him one shot clear of American duo Jordan Spieth and Brian Harman.

A federal judge ruled the New York Racing Association's (NYRA) suspension of thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert unconstitutional on Wednesday, allowing him to run horses in the state again.

Inspired by the autographed glove of American Stacey Lewis, Yuka Saso of the Philippines posted a seven-under-par 64 in the third round of the Marathon LPGA Classic at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time).

Princess Superal overwhelmed Harmie Constantino and Chihiro Ikeda with a birdie-binge at the front but needed to thwart Chanelle Avaricio’s spirited challenge with a clutch birdie on the 17th to fire a 65 and hack out a one-stroke victory in the ICTSI Sherwood Ladies Challenge on Friday, July 9.

Tokyo Olympics-bound golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines both shot an even-par 71 in the first round of the Marathon LPGA Classic Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio in the US.