PH's Yuka Saso Wins U.S. Open Golf Championship

Yuka Saso holds the trophy after winning the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California on Sunday, June 6, 2021. (Darren Carroll/USGA)

The Philippines’ Yuka Saso bounced back from two early double bogeys and held off Japan’s Nasa Hataoka in the third hole of a sudden death playoff to win the 76th U.S. Women’s Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Sunday. She’s the first Filipino to win the tournament (See Inquirer.net for story).