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Golf: Saso on caddie who helped calm her nerves at US Women’s Open — ‘He was the best fit’

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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/afp/06/07/saso.jpg"/><figcaption>Saso talks with caddie Lionel Matichuk during the 75th US Women&#x27;s Open Championship at Champions Golf Club Jackrabbit Course on December 11, 2020 in Houston. Carmen Mandato, Getty Images/AFP/file</figcaption></figure></div>Yuka Saso couldn&#x27;t have survived an early slip-up at The Olympic Lake Course in San Francisco if it weren&#x27;t for her caddie, Canadian Lionel Matichuk. The recent US Women&#x27;s Open winner from the Philippines spoke to TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News North America Bureau chief, about why she thinks Matichuk &quot;was the best fit&quot; as a caddie. Also, Saso discussed what she does to handle pressure and how she calms down nerves. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/drive/sports/06/07/21/meet-yuka-saso-the-19-year-old-filipino-japanese-golf-prodigy-who-just-won-the-us-womens-open">Meet Yuka Saso, the 19-year-old Filipino-Japanese golf prodigy who just won the US Women’s Open</a></li></ul>Saso battled back from a horrid start to best Japan&#x27;s Nasa Hataoka in the third hole of a sudden death playoff to win the 76th U.S. Women&#x27;s Open golf championship at the Olympic Club in San Francisco on Sunday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/07/21/golf-yuka-saso-on-support-from-filipinos">&#x27;They gave me so much energy&#x27;: Yuka Saso grateful for support from Pinoys</a></li></ul>With the victory, the 19-year-old Saso became the first Filipino player to win a golf major and announced herself as a new force in the game.At 19 years, 11 months and 17 days, Saso matched South Korea&#x27;s Park Inbee to the day as the youngest champion at the women&#x27;s game&#x27;s oldest major. — With a report from Reuters<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/07/21/golf-ngap-statement-yuka-saso">PH golf body lauds Yuka Saso for &#x27;grace under pressure&#x27; in US Open</a></li></ul>

The recent US Women's Open winner spoke to TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News North America Bureau chief, about why she thinks Matichuk "was the best fit" as a caddie.

The recent US Women's Open winner spoke to TJ Manotoc, ABS-CBN News North America Bureau chief, about why she thinks Matichuk "was the best fit" as a caddie.