MANILA, Philippines–Yuka Saso, the Filipino-Japanese teenage golfer who made history—and plenty of money—in the US Open on Monday has one simple wish for the sport.
“I hope there are so many more kids—younger [people]—who play golf. I think that’s what we need,” she said in a virtual chat with members of the Philippine media.
Saso, 19, etched her name in the sport’s lore, edging veteran Nasa Hataoka in the third playoff to become the first Filipino and the youngest player with South Korea’s Inbee Park to win the major.
She rebounded from back-to-back double bogeys to make the playoff and eventually bag a prize of $1 million…
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