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...
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 of the Philippines (center), her father (left) Masakazu Saso, and caddie Lionel Matichuk celebrate with the Harton S. Semple Trophy after winning the 76th U.S. Women's Open Championship. (AFP) At one point during the presentation ceremony of the Harton S. Semple trophy, Filipino-Japanese...
Yuka Saso (AFP) US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso said that she looks forward to the day of meeting her idol Rory McIlroy. The 19-year-old Saso was thrilled to get a message via social media post from McIlroy during the final day of the US Women’s Open last Sunday at the Lake Course of The...
Yuka Saso holds the Harton S. Semple trophy after winning the US Women's Open title Sunday in San Francisco, California. (LPGA.Com Images) Newly crowned US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso said that winning the prestigious title doesn’t mean things will turn out the same in her next tournaments,...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a resolution congratulating Filipino-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso for her historic win in the 76th US Women's Open. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Senate of the Philippines) “Congratulations for bringing an unexpected victory for our people! Our...
"Today is a great day in Philippine sports." This was how Malacañang described the victory of Filipino-Japanese teenager Yuka Saso in the US Women's Open on Monday (Philippine time), becoming the youngest champion at the tournament at the age of 19. A file photo of President Duterte looking at...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, June 7, praised Yuka Saso for “making history” after she won the 76th US Women’s Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in San Franciso, Californina. Robredo lauded the newly 2021 US Women’s Open champion for showing heart and effort to win the...
The social media world was abuzz with congratulatory messages on Monday following the historic win of Filipino golfer Yuka Saso at the 76 th U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Yuka Saso (AFP) Sports superstars, diplomats, and politicians alike...
