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...
Dottie Ardina (AFP) Dottie Ardina of the Philippines jumped to solo sixth place in the leaderboard following an impressive four-under-par 68 performance in the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club in Georgia. After...
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 (AFP) Yuka Saso will be aiming for a second major title on US soil when she competes in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship scheduled June 24 to 27 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in John Creek, Georgia. Fresh from an inspiring comeback victory in the US Women’s Open championship two weeks...
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a Senate resolution commending golfer Yuka Saso for scoring a “momentous victory” for the Philippines in the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship. In filing Senate Resolution No. 755, Angara noted that the Japanese-Filipina athlete joins the roster of Filipino...
Filipino player Yuka Saso shows Rory McIlroy the Harton S. Semple Trophy which she won from ruling the US Women's Open earlier this month. (Photo from LPGA) Ahead of Yuka Saso’s 20th birthday, she got a special treat. She finally met her idol – Rory McIlroy. The meeting occurred Tuesday, June...
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...
Yuka Saso (AFP) A week after ruling the US Women’s Open golf championship, Yuka Saso of the Philippines has moved up a spot higher in the Women’s World Golf Rankings as she now occupies the eighth spot. The 19-year-old Saso, the first Filipina to win the prestigious and oldest major...
One of the top officials of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) will grace the online edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum this Tuesday, June 15, to discuss the major boost generated by the sport in the wake of the breakthrough triumph of Yuka Saso in...
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 /...
President Rodrigo Duterte and Yuka Saso. (MB File Photos) President Duterte heaped praised on teen golfer Yuka Saso after she won the recently concluded 2021 US Women’s Open last Monday, July 7. Saso became the first Filipina to win a major title by beating Japanese Nasa Hataoka in a three-hole...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Filipino golfer Yuka Saso's way to the top of the US Women's Open was not without blood, sweat and tears. The 19-year-old Saso has a laborious training schedule which was crafted and enforced by her Japanese father Masakazu, who even made his daughter sign a pledge promising not to...
