Yuka Saso

Japan (represented the Philippines until 2021, including at her 2021 U.S. Women's Open win; Japan from 2022) · born June 20, 2001, San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines

2major championships, LPGA count

U.S. Women's Open2 wins
Women's PGA1 2nd

Summary

First major 2021 U.S. Women's Open
Last major 2024 U.S. Women's Open
Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

2021 U.S. Women's Open The Olympic Club (Lake Course) · 280 (-4) · won a playoff against Nasa Hataoka
2024 U.S. Women's Open Lancaster C.C. · 276 (-4) · by 3 strokes from Hinako Shibuno

Near misses

2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Yin Ruoning

Rivals

Beat her

Yin RuoningBeat Yuka Saso to the 2023 Women's PGA Championship

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Nasa HataokaLost a playoff to Yuka Saso, 2021 U.S. Women's Open

Moments

2021 U.S. Women's Open After both players parred Nos. 9 and 18 in the two-hole aggregate playoff, Saso holed a 10-foot birdie putt back on the ninth hole, the first sudden-death hole, to beat Nasa Hataoka.
2021 U.S. Women's Open Lexi Thompson walked off the eighth green five strokes ahead but played the final seven holes in 5 over — double bogey at 12, bogey at 14, a bogey 6 on the reachable par-5 17th and a missed 10-foot putt at 18 after an approach into the bunker — to miss the playoff by one.
2024 U.S. Women's Open After a four-putt double bogey on the par-3 sixth, Saso birdied the 12th from 11 feet, hit a 77-yard wedge to 3 feet at the par-5 13th, an approach to 6 feet at 15 and drove the green 237 yards to 19 feet at the shortened par-4 16th for a two-putt birdie.
2024 U.S. Women's Open World No. 1 Nelly Korda made a 10 on the par-3 12th hole in the first round and missed the cut at 80-70.

Records and firsts

2008 U.S. Women's Open youngest champion (tie) · 19y 11m 17d (2008; 2021) (Inbee Park; Yuka Saso)
2021 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: Filipino champion
2024 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: Japanese champion; first USGA champion for two countries

Results by championship

Best day

2024 U.S. Women's Open

Lancaster C.C., Lancaster, PA · 276 (-4) · by 3 strokes from Hinako Shibuno

After a four-putt double bogey on the par-3 sixth, Saso birdied the 12th from 11 feet, hit a 77-yard wedge to 3 feet at the par-5 13th, an approach to 6 feet at 15 and drove the green 237 yards to 19 feet at the shortened par-4 16th for a two-putt birdie.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda made a 10 on the par-3 12th hole in the first round and missed the cut at 80-70.

Record: Japanese champion; first USGA champion for two countries

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2024.

Career line, 2021–2024

U.S. Women's Open

2021 U.S. Women's Open: won 2024 U.S. Women's Open: won

Women's PGA

2023 Women's PGA: runner-up to Yin Ruoning

20222024

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Major win
Runner-up

Yuka Saso was born on June 20, 2001, in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines. Saso won 2 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 2 U.S. Women's Opens (2021, 2024).

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The record

Wins in the majors (2)

Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

2021 U.S. Women's Open The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco, CA · 280 (-4) · won a playoff against Nasa Hataoka (sudden death after 2-hole aggregate (aggregate on Nos. 9 and 18, sudden death on No. 9))
2024 U.S. Women's Open Lancaster C.C., Lancaster, PA · 276 (-4) · by 3 strokes from Hinako Shibuno

Near misses

2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship runner-up to Yin Ruoning

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

2008 U.S. Women's Open youngest champion (tie) · 19y 11m 17d (2008; 2021) (Inbee Park; Yuka Saso)
2021 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: Filipino champion
2024 U.S. Women's Open U.S. Women's Open first: Japanese champion; first USGA champion for two countries

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.