Saso storms home to win second US Women's Open title

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-4 Y Saso (Jpn); -1 H Shibuno (Jpn); level A Ewing (US), A Lee (US); +1 A Yubol (Tha); +2 A Thitikul (Tha), A Furue (Jpn), W Meechai (Tha)

Selected others: +6 C Hull (Eng); +9 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng)

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Japan's Yuka Saso recovered from a three-shot shortage to became nan youngest subordinate to triumph 2 US Women's Open titles.

There had been a three-way necktie heading into what became a melodramatic last day, pinch Australia's Minjee Lee, American Andrea Lee and Thailand's Wichanee Meechai level astatine nan apical of nan leaderboard.

But Saso, 22, produced a tally of 4 birdies from 5 holes connected nan backmost 9 to snatch triumph by 3 strokes, completing a two-under-par information of 68 to decorativeness connected 4 nether astatine Lancaster Country Club successful Pennsylvania, pinch compatriot Hinako Shibuno finishing second.

That gave Saso, who switched her world allegiance from nan Philippines successful 2022, her 2nd LPGA Tour title - some coming astatine nan US Women's Open.

Saso became nan first Filipino subordinate to triumph a awesome erstwhile she clinched her first US Women's Open title arsenic a teen successful 2021.

She was obliged to renounce 1 of her 2 citizenships earlier she turned 22 and chose to return Japanese citizenship.

Saso suffered an early rustle connected Sunday erstwhile she followed a birdie connected nan 2nd by four-putting nan sixth for a double bogey.

But aft steadying nan vessel she stormed clear arsenic only 2 players vanished nether par, pinch Minjee Lee limping location successful 41 for an eight-over 78 while Meechai struggled to a closing 77.

Andrea Lee struggled to a 75 to stock 3rd spot pinch chap American Ally Ewing, who surged done nan section pinch a 66.

Saso is nan 3rd subordinate to triumph awesome championships pinch their first 2 LPGA Tour titles, aft after Se Ri Pak and In Gee Chun.