Yuka Saso is a professional golfer and was the first Filipino to win the US Women's Open Golf Tournament in 2021.
Saso is the daughter of a Japanese father and Filipino mother. She held dual citizenship and competed for the Philippines through 2021, having also won the first ever gold medal for the Philippines in both women's individual and women's team event in the Asian Games.
Due to Japanese nationality law she had to renounce one of her citizenships and in 2022 elected to keep her Japanese citizenship and consequently now officially competes for Japan.
Yuka Saso - First Filipino to Win the U.S. Women's Open Championship # , 22 February 2022
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