S-1: Winner of the 2021 and 2024 U.S. Women's Opens
S-2: Top 10 scorers and ties from the 2024 U.S. Women's Open
S-10: Top 30 points leaders in the 2024 LPGA Race to the CME Globe
Saso became the first player in U.S. Women's Open history to hoist the championship trophy representing two different countries. When she matched Inbee Park to the day (19 years, 11 months, 17 days) as the youngest champion in U.S. Women's Open history in 2021, defeating Nasa Hataoka in an aggregate-score playoff at The Olympic Club, she represented the Philippines, the country of her mother. When she won title again in 2024 at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club, Saso represented Japan, the country of her father. She also became, at age 22, the youngest multiple winner in championship history with her three-stroke triumph. Saso's 2021 title was her first victory on the LPGA Tour and third worldwide. Her win at Lancaster was her first since the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. Saso became the first player from the Philippines to win the U.S. Women's Open, although a few months after the victory, Saso declared that she was now representing Japan, the country of her father. She is a dual citizen of Japan and the Philippines. Saso enjoyed a highly decorated junior/amateur career before turning pro in the fall of 2019. Saso was the stroke-play medalist in the 2019 U.S. Girls’ Junior and lost to Jillian Bourdage in the semifinals. Saso also was a semifinalist in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur, defeating Hataoka in the quarters. Saso turned pro in November of 2019, and quickly won a pair of LPGA Tour of Japan events in 2020: the NEC Karuizawa 72 and Nitori Ladies Golf Tournament. Saso is a big fan of Rory McIlroy and has had a chance to meet the four-time major champion.
YEAR
2024
SITE
Lancaster Country Club
SCORES
68-71-69-68--276
TO PAR
-4
FINISH
WIN
YEAR
2023
SITE
Pebble Beach Golf Links
SCORES
72-75-75-71--293
TO PAR
+5
FINISH
T-20
YEAR
2022
SITE
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club
SCORES
77-74
TO PAR
+9
FINISH
MC
YEAR
2021
SITE
The Olympic Club (Lake Course)
SCORES
69-67-71-73—280
TO PAR
-4
FINISH
WIN
YEAR
2020
SITE
Champions Golf Club
SCORES
69-71-77-72—289
TO PAR
+5
FINISH
T-13
YEAR
2019
SITE
Country Club of Charleston
SCORES
71-77
TO PAR
+6
FINISH
MC