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Bianca Pagdanganan has become a budding star on the LPGA Tour, and she hopes her success will convince young Filipino girls at home to play golf too.
Pagdanganan burst into national consciousness when she won bronze at the 2018 Asian Games while helping the Philippines win team gold, along with Yuka Saso and Lois Kaye Go. At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, he won gold in both individual and team events.
Since turning pro, the Pagdanganan star has only continued to rise. She posted her best result earlier this month, when she finished tied for ninth place in the 2020 PGA Women’s Championship.
Super happy with my first result in the top 10 😍💪 Thank you @kpmgwomenspga for a great week 👏 pic.twitter.com/egJezpjzhI
– b (@biancapagda) October 11, 2020
“It was quite an amazing week, with that being my first specialty and finishing in the Top 10. That was also my best result in any event I played this year,” Pagdanganan said in a chat posted on the LPGA’s Facebook account. .
“I was like, ‘Wow, I can play good at big events.’ So I just need to learn how to do that at regular events and have the same mindset for every event that I participate in.”
With her performance in her first major, Pagdanganan qualified for the US Women’s Open in December.
As he continues to rack up accolades, Pagdanganan’s profile in the Philippines becomes even larger.
She told the LPGA that her notifications have increased, and she definitely sees the support of her compatriots on social media.
“The support has been pretty crazy. I see it a lot on Facebook, I get tagged in all these posts and sometimes I can read the comments,” he said.
“Just looking at how much support you can tell people are getting excited, knowing that more Filipinos are on tour,” Pagdanganan said, noting that veterans Dottie Ardina and Clariss Guce are also competing in the United States.
“It is good that there are more people and that they represent us,” he said.
Pagdanganan is hopeful that she and the other Filipinos on the LPGA Tour can inspire more children in the Philippines to play golf too, especially girls.
“Hopefully we can inspire younger girls to play this sport. I think one of my goals as a professional golfer is to encourage younger boys to play this sport,” he said.
“It’s really fun, you can learn a lot. It’s not even just about the competition. It’s more about learning about yourself and developing your own character,” added the 22-year-old.
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