Saso rolls to 2-shot LPGT triumph vs Thai

Yuka Saso shrugged off Ploychompoo Wilairungrueng’s early charge and quelled the Thai ace’s late rally with clutch birdies as the top amateur humbled the elite pros by winning the ICTSI Ayala Greenfield Ladies Challenge crown by two on a closing 70 in Calamba, Laguna on Friday.

Saso watched her huge five-shot lead reduce to a couple of strokes after five holes as Wilairungrueng sizzled with three birdies in ideal condition but pulled away again on a two-shot swing (birdie-bogey) on No. 7. She then matched her rival’s birdie on the par-3 16th that all but completed her impressive wire-to-wire romp in the kickoff leg of this season Ladies Philippine Golf Tour sponsored by ICTSI.