Reigning US Women’s Open golf champion Yuka Saso of the Philippines poses with her champions trophy with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland during a practice round of the US Open Golf Championship on June 15, 2021 (June 16 in Manila) at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. AP PHOTO
SAN DIEGO: The jangled nerves were almost too much for Yuka Saso, and she didn't even have a putter in her hand with the US Women's Open on the line.
She was at Torrey Pines on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). She met Rory McIlroy.