Ogie Alcasid reminisced on golfing with his late father, Herminio Alcasid Sr., as he marked Yuka Saso’s historic win at the 76th U.S. Women’s Open golf championship in San Francisco on June 6. | IBiongINQ
by being the first Filipino player to win the U.S. Women’s Open. She also tied South Korea’s Park Imbee to the day as the youngest champion at 19 years, 11 months and 17 days.
With the Filipina champ’s achievement in the sport, Alcasid could not help but think that his father “would have been so proud of her,” although he noted that he is “sure he had a gallery seat in heaven.”“[Yuka Saso] of the Philippines [Philippine flag emoji] is the new LPGA [U.S. Open] champion. History. #pinoy #filipino #golf #philippinegolf,” he said on Instagram yesterday, sharing a video of Saso during the tournament.
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