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2021 US Women's Open Champion Yuka Saso and fellow LPGA professional, Bianca Pagdanganan join us to discuss their year in golf, the experience of winning the US Women's Open, and representing their home country of the Philippines at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and meeting the PGA players at the Olympics - including Rory McIlroy. They also take some time to share their thoughts with us on how golf is growing in the Philippines and some of the things that could help grow the sport even more.
Yuka Saso takes us through her final round at the Olympic Club as she struggled to overcome a rough start before eventually finishing strong with birdies on the par 5 - 16th and 17th holes to finish in a tie with Nasa Hataoka. After 3 - Playoff holes, Yuka Saso emerged victorious and the Philippines had its first ever major golf champion. In a lighter moment, Yuka shares with us what was going through her mind as she was finishing the 72nd hole with a birdie putt to win.
Bianca shares her experiences on her year, discussing some of the high points and some of the challenges that she experienced. She also shares with us what her strategy will be as she prepares to attend the Q-Series at the end of the Season.
You won't want to miss this episode as the two players show a much more relaxed side of themselves now that they are off the course.
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