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Teenage Filipino golfer Yuka Saso beats Nasa Hataoka in playoff to claim 76th US Women’s Open title – ABC News

Filipino golfer Yuka Saso, 19, has won the 76th US Women’s Open at Olympic Club, beating Nasa Hataoka with a birdie on the third extra playoff hole.

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Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Nasa Hataoka on Sunday and become the second teenager to win the US Women’s Open after Lexi Thompson collapsed down the stretch.

  • Yuka Saso overcame a rough start to the final round with double bogeys on the second and third holes to be crowned the US Women’s Open champion
  • It was the seventh straight LPGA Tour major won by a first-time winner 
  • American golfer Lexi Thompson wilted down the stretch, leaving her winless in 15 tries at the US Women’s Open…

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