YUKA SASO LEAPS UP IN GOLF WORLD RANKINGS
Yuka Saso moved into the No. 8 rankings in the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings following her ninth-place finish in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Filipino golfer has climbed two places to No. 8 after her joint ninth-placed victory last week at the Summer Games’ women’s golf tournament at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.
The 20-year-old Olympian scored a 10-under par 274 following a blistering 65 in the final round, after finding herself at 47th place after the first 18 holes.
Saso will head into the Women’s Scottish Open this week with her new spot in the world ranking.
Olympic bronze medalist Lydia Ko also jumped to ninth, from 11th in the world rankings. Minjee Lee of Australia fell back to 10th after only placing 29th.
American Nelly Korda secured her number one ranking after winning the gold in Tokyo.