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YUKA SASO bogged down yesterday (Saturday in the US) with a 77 and fell to a tie at eight for 25th place after three rounds of the US Women’s Open golf championship at the Champions Golf Club in Houston Texas.
After making the cut with scores of 69 and 71 in the first two rounds, Saso had five bogeys and a double bogey, at hole No. 11, against a solo birdie over the wet par 71, 6,635-yard Cypress Creek course. drenched from rain in the afternoon.
With a total score of 217, she was eight shots behind Japanese leader Hinako Shibuno, who had 74 of 209, one shot ahead of American veteran of the American LPGA tour Amy Olson, who posted a 71.
Saso was left to lead the fight for the country after US LPGA tour rookie Bianca Pagdanganan retired after shooting 72 and 75, respectively, in the first 36 holes and failed to make the cut. from the aisle in the $ 5.5 million (P264.7 million) event.
Shibuno, the 2019 British Open champion, booked her trip to the Champions Golf Club in Houston with two bogeys en route to a third round of three over 74 for a one-shot lead before Sunday’s final.
“I was a little surprised to drop a couple of shots,” said Shibuno, 22, who plays in his first US Open. “I want to do my best tomorrow and play like I normally do.”
She admitted that the bright lights of the championship got to her. “I was very nervous myself,” she admitted.
Olsen found his rhythm as the day progressed, mixing three bogeys with three birdies to keep his hopes of a first major title and first LPGA Tour win alive. “I’m definitely happy,” she said.
“Major championships, especially the US Women’s Open, are not easy. It was really a routine today. I had a bit of a rough start but finished strong so that’s positive.
“Anything can happen tomorrow.”
South Korean Kim Ji Yeong2 had the best round of the day, 67 with four under par in a round that ended with a chip in for a birdie and a third-place appearance with Thai Moriya Jutanugarn (72).
The shot of the day belonged to another South Korean, Chella Choi (75). He hit his tee shot at par three 12 and after a bounce and a roll his orange ball was in the cup for the third ace of this year’s event and 30th in tournament history.
With the rain forecast for Sunday, the LPGA announced that the final round would begin at 7:45 am local time from the first and tenth tees of the Cypress Creek Course.
The US Women’s Open, the oldest women’s golf race in its 75th year, was rescheduled from June to December due to the COVID-19 pandemic and runs without spectators.
