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Asian Games: Yuka Saso, Philippines women’s golf team bag 2 gold medals

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<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/08/22/20180826-yuka.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/08/22/20180826-yuka2.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Bianca Pagdanganan (from left), Yuka Saso and Lois Kaye Go and delivered big time for the Philippines in the Asian Games on Sunday.<cite>PSC media pool</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Bianca Pagdanganan (from left), Yuka Saso and Lois Kaye Go and delivered big time for the Philippines in the Asian Games on Sunday.<cite>PSC media pool</cite></p></div></div></div><h3>Together with 2 gold medals, Philippines wins bronze, thanks to Bianca Pagdanganan</h3><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> Yuka Saso of the Philippines won the gold medal in women’s individual golf in a heart-stopping finish in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday. </p><p>It was a glorious day for the Filipinas at Pondok Indah Golf &amp; Country Club, where they also bagged the team gold and an individual bronze courtesy of Bianca Pagdanganan.</p><p>Lois Kaye Go, who finished tied for 17th in individual play, is the third member of the national team.</p><p>Saso finished the competition at 13-under 275, 3 shots lower than silver winner Liu Wenbo of China.</p><p>Pagdanganan and Ayaka Furue of Japan ended up with identical 279s, but Pagdanganan reached the podium by beating Furue in a one-hole playoff.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/08/22/20180826-awarding.jpg"/><figcaption>Yuka Saso (from left), Lois Kaye Go and Bianca Pagdanganan celebrate winning the individual and team gold medals in women&#x27;s golf in the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday. <em>PSC media pool</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>It was a roller-coaster homestretch for Saso, who lurked behind Liu most of the day before going joint first with her after 15 holes.</p><p>Disaster struck in the par-3 17th, though, when Saso came up with a double-bogey, giving Day 3 leader Liu a firm grip of the top spot with a 2-shot lead.</p><p>But luck and some clutch shot-making gave the 17-year-old Saso the miraculous, nerve-wracking finish.</p><p>She eagled the par-5 18th from 10 feet, and saw Liu quadruple-bogey there.</p><p>This was the first time the Philippines landed a gold in Asian Games golf since Ramon Brobio in Seoul in 1986.</p><p>Du Mohan, another Chinese golfer who emerged a gold-medal threat, bogeyed the par-4 16th and double-bogeyed the 17th, paving the way for Saso’s coronation.</p><p>Pagdanganan, a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/24/18/golf-bianca-pagdanganan-recalls-clutch-shot-as-arizona-wins-us-ncaa-title">key member</a> of the University of Arizona team that won the US NCAA Division 1 title, was brilliant in Jakarta, too.</p><p>She entered the final round tied for eighth, but showed her strength when it mattered the most, making 8 birdies against 2 early bogeys for a 66.</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>Yuka Saso of the Philippines has won the gold in women's individual golf in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday. </p>

Yuka Saso of the Philippines has won the gold in women's individual golf in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday.