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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/06/07/saso.jpg"/><figcaption>Saso was clutch when she needed to be, and because of that she fulfilled one of the most important achievements in Philippine sports history. <em>Kelvin Kuo, USA Today Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Yuka Saso of the Philippines made history on Sunday by winning the US Women&#x27;s Open title, the biggest feat in Philippine golf history. </p><p>ABS-CBN News North America Bureau head TJ Manotoc was at The Olympic Club Lake Course in San Francisco, Calif., to witness the triumph.</p><p>Here Saso, 19 years old, makes the winning putt.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yuka wins it!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/M6Ufu8LeGJ">pic.twitter.com/M6Ufu8LeGJ</a></p>— TJ Manotoc (@tjmanotoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/tjmanotoc/status/1401686958607245315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">19-YEAR-OLD MAJOR CHAMPION!<br/><br/>Yuka Saso ties Inbee Park as the youngest <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USWomensOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USWomensOpen</a> champion in history. <a href="https://t.co/Ay1dzEH3S5">pic.twitter.com/Ay1dzEH3S5</a></p>— U.S. Women&#x27;s Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) <a href="https://twitter.com/uswomensopen/status/1401683666833592320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/07/21/us-womens-open-golf-yuka-saso-final-round">History! Yuka Saso of the Philippines crowned US Women’s Open golf champion</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1700936" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/multimedia/slideshow/06/07/21/in-photos-pinoy-pride-oozes-as-yuka-saso-puts-country-in-golfing-map">IN PHOTOS: Pinoy pride oozes, as Yuka Saso puts country on golfing map</a></li></ul><p>Saso sank a birdie putt on the third playoff hole to outduel Nasa Hataoka and win the U.S. Women&#x27;s Open on Sunday in San Francisco.</p><p>The 19-year-old Saso shot a 2-over 73 to finish at 4-under 280 on the Lake Course at Olympic Club on a day in which American Lexi Thompson shot 4-over 75 and suffered through an epic back-nine collapse. Saso is the first golfer from the Philippines to win the prestigious title.</p><p>She also matched Inbee Park as the youngest golfers (19 years, 11 months, 17 days) to win the U.S. Women&#x27;s Open. Park won her first U.S. Open in 2008.</p><p>Saso said she didn&#x27;t dare dream about winning the biggest tournament in women&#x27;s golf.</p><p>&quot;Not really. I wasn&#x27;t thinking that,&quot; Saso said on the Golf Channel. &quot;I was just glad and thankful that I was here and able to play in this tournament. Yeah, it&#x27;s unbelievable.&quot;</p><p>Saso entered the final round trailing third-round leader Thompson by one stroke and her day started badly with back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 2 and 3.</p><p>&quot;I was actually upset,&quot; Saso said after her third career victory. &quot;My caddie talked to me and was like there&#x27;s still many holes to go so keep doing what I was doing the last few days and trust the process.&quot; —<strong> With a report from Field Level Media/Reuters</strong></p>

<p>The 19-year-old was clutch when she needed to be, and because of that she fulfilled one of the most important achievements in Philippine sports history.</p>

The 19-year-old was clutch when she needed to be, and because of that she fulfilled one of the most important achievements in Philippine sports history.