Juvic Pagunsan, left, and Yuka Saso at the driving range of the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. (Photo from the Philippine Golf Tour Instagram) Filipino golfers are raring to mirror the golden feat of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz with Juvic Pagunsan seeing action first in the country he...
Yuka Saso, left, and Juvic Pagunsan pose at the Olympic logo at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, the venue for golf action in the Tokyo Olympics. (Photo from @philgolftour Instagram) Golfers Yuka Saso and Juvic Pagunsan look ready to go up against the best in the world after getting the feel of the...
HIDILYN DIAZ Hidilyn Diaz This edition of the Tokyo Olympics is Hidilyn Diaz’s fourth straight stint, and the weightlifter is one of the country’s best hopes to finally win the first gold medal in the Summer Games. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the native of Zamboanga City bagged the silver medal...
PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez expressed confidence that this batch of Filipino athletes that will see action in the Tokyo Olympics is more than prepared to make the country proud when the Games open on Friday, July 23. Ramirez...
Bianca Pagdanganan (left) and Yuka Saso 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. Saso, the...
Manny V. Pangilinan Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes of Team Philippines will get a chance to become instant millionaires. This is after the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) approved during a board meeting Thursday, July 8 that it will grant a cash reward to 19 Filipino athletes with podium finishes in...
Yuka Saso (left) and Bianca Pagdanganan Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines will each play three tournaments as part of their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics later this month at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. Saso, the reigning US Women’s Open champion, is set...
Bianca Paganganan, left, and Yuka Saso will vie for the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. (MB Photos) Filipino golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan have formally qualified to the Tokyo Olympics after the International Golf Federation (IGF) released the official list of 60 players in the...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Filipino-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso finished with a final round of five-under par 67 that allowed her to tally a four-day total of 285 in the KPMG Women’s PGA Sunday (Monday in Manila) at the Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the best round...
Yuka Saso of Philippines plays her shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club on June 24, 2021 in Johns Creek, Georgia. (AFP) Dottie Ardina of the Philippines fired a two-under 70 for a joint 10th place while Yuka Saso carded a...
Yuka Saso, Juvic Pagunsan, Bianca Pagdanganan (MB Photos) When golf action starts in the Tokyo Olympics next month, Filipino bets Juvic Pagunsan, Bianca Pagdanganan and Yuka Saso will not be there as mere participants in Japan. They will be competing for medals. Bones Floro, secretary general of...
Filipino golfers Yuka Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan, and Juvic Pagunsan are almost assured of booking their respective berths to the Tokyo Olympic, said National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) secretary-general Bones Floro. Yuka Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan, and Juvic Pagunsan (AFP / Handout /...
