Yuka Saso's Final Round - 2021 U.S. Women's Open

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United States Golf Association (USGA)

The Philippines' Yuka Saso never gave up on Sunday at The Olympic Club, persevering after two early double bogeys to work her way into a playoff before prevailing over Japan's Nasa Hataoka. Here's every shot she hit that was captured by television cameras on her way to victory Sunday.

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