Bianca Pagdanganan shot a two-under-par 70 while Dottie Ardina and Yuka Saso posted 72 and 73 at the start of the Lotte Championship in Oahu, Hawaii Thursday.
Yuka Saso lines up a putt on the eleventh hole during the first round of the LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club on April 13, 2022 in
After two days with the lead, Filipino golfer Yuka Saso dropped to solo third after she carded a one-under-par 71 in the third round of the LPGA Lotte Championship Friday (Saturday in Manila) at the Kapolei Course in Hawaii.
Published April 16, 2021, 12:20 PM
Yuka Saso of the Philippines plays a tee shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club on April 15, 2021 in Kapolei, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Yuka Saso of the Philippines delivered a solid second round performance as she carded another eight-under-par 64 for a two-shot lead over Lydia Ko of New Zealand in the LPGA Lotte Championship Friday, April 16, at the Kapolei Course in Hawaii.
The 19-year-old Filipino golfer matched her first round total, and her last two birdies on 16 and 17 gave her a two-shot lead on the 15-time LPGA tour champion Ko, who fired a 63.
Published April 15, 2021, 11:34 AM
Yuka Saso of the Philippines talks with the media following the first round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club on April 14, 2021 in Kapolei, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Filipino golfer Yuka Saso gained a share of the clubhouse lead Thursday, April 15, in the first round of the LPGA Lotte Championship at the Kapolei Golf Course in Hawaii.
Saso fired an eight-under par 64 in a bogey-free round as she converted eight birdies in this Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour event, which has 144 players going for the $2 million purse.