Golf: Filipino-Japanese teen Yuka Saso wins U.S. Women's Open

Filipino-Japanese teenager and Japan LPGA Tour player Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday, beating Japan's Nasa Hataoka in a three-hole playoff after the pair finished the final round tied for the lead at 4-under.A dual citizen with a Filipino mother and Japanese father, Saso tied Park Inbee as the youngest champion at the tournament, exactly the same age -- 19 years, 11 months, 17 days -- as the South Korean was when she won in 2008.Only two other women with Japanese citizenship have won majors before her -- Hisako Higuchi at the 1977 LPGA Championship and Hinako Shibuno at the 2…READ FULL ARTICLE