Saso Carving Her Own Name

One website called her Yuka Sasasa, other portals wrote her name down as Yuka Sasagi, Yuka Sassa and Yuka Sasao, and another had it Yusa Sasou. For all the confusion her name being mispelled had fetched, Yuka Saso delivered a compelling message that should put the issue to rest.

- Dante Navarro

For the 19-year-old wonder, her name simply spells victory.

Just into her third tournament as a pro, Saso has literally taken the LPGA of Japan Tour by storm, winning back-to-back championships in varying fashion. She rallied from behind to snare the NEC Karuizawa crown in Nagano three weeks ago then wrested control early and held sway to capture the Nitori Ladies diadem in Hokkaido last Sunday.

Those early exploits didn’t only match a couple of rare feats in the region’s premier ladies circuit but also established a lot of firsts rarely seen for a player barely warming up for the pros and on a tough tour as the JLPGA.