Golf: Defending champ Saso stumbles in 1st round at U.S. Women's Open

Reigning champion Yuka Saso slumped to a 6-over 77 in the first round of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday while compatriot and last year's runner-up Nasa Hataoka shot an even-par 71.Saso, who beat Hataoka in a three-hole playoff last year, had a day to forget after bogeying eight holes while sinking just two birdies at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club.Saso claimed she "didn't feel the pressure" of being the reigning champion but the 20-year-old had just a 35.7 percent success rate in hitting the fairways."The result wasn't good and that's the main issue. It's quite hard to fix your tee sho…READ FULL ARTICLE