“These women can play” – Yuka Saso stun fans with LPGA’s first albatross in three years

Yuka Saso made her first albatross in three years at the 2023 LPGA Tour Drive-On Championship. The Japanese golfer holed out from 217 yards in the second round of the tournament. Interestingly, it was the first albatross since 2020 when Lyndsey Weaver-Wright recorded it.Speaking about her performance in an interview, Saso said as quoted by USA Today:&quot;We didn’t really know where it landed. So we were just walking to the green and everyone started clapping. But my ball wasn’t on the green so I was like, ‘Why are they clapping? Is it over? Why is everyone clapping if it’s not on the green?’ Then Sei Young [Kim] was walking around also and she looked down and she said it’s in, the ball was in, so that’s how I found out.&quot;LPGA@LPGAFOR ALBATROSS@SasoYuka_315 holes out from 217 yards at the LPGA Drive On Championship!44673FOR ALBATROSS‼️👏@SasoYuka_315 holes out from 217 yards at the LPGA Drive On Championship! https://t.co/phihUaVnedLPGA Tour shared a clip of Yuka Saso's incredible shot that stunned the fans and they jumped into the comments section to write:&quot;These women can play. Every bit as good as their male counterpart. They just don’t hit it as far.&quot;Charles Mataraza@MatarazaCharles@LPGA @SasoYuka_315 These women can play.. Every bit as good as their male counterparts..They just don’t hit it as far..2@LPGA @SasoYuka_315 These women can play.. Every bit as good as their male counterparts..They just don’t hit it as far..&quot;Nice albatross!&quot;FCML@rfsy3@LPGA @SasoYuka_315 Nice albatross!2@LPGA @SasoYuka_315 Nice albatross!People also expressed disappointment as the Golf Channel changed the programme at the last minute and fans missed her shot. One user wrote:Would of loved to see it but the golf channel changed their programming at the last minute.&quot;Daniel Cevallos@dcevallo1@LPGA @SasoYuka_315 Would of loved to see it but the golf channel changed their programming at the last minute.@LPGA @SasoYuka_315 Would of loved to see it but the golf channel changed their programming at the last minute.It is pertinent to note that with an astonishing shot, Yuka Saso jumped into 33 positions to end the second round in the 15th position. She finished with a scoring deficit of eight. Saso played the first round of 70 and the second of 66 to wrap up with a total of 136.Jenny Shin is leading the LPGA Drive On Championship after the second round alongside Moriya Jutanugam and Maddie Szeryk.LPGA Tour Drive-On Championship leaderboard after third roundT1- Jenny ShinT1- Moriya JutanugarnT1- Maddie Szeryk4- Lilia VuT5- Narin AnT5- Alison LeeT7- Xiaowen YinT7- Georgia HallT7- Ruoning YinT7- Eun-Hee JiT7- Celine BoutierT7- Emily Kristine PedersonT7- Annie ParkT7- Jin Young KoT15- Wei-Ling HsuT15- Gaby LopezT15- Mel ReidT15- Stacy LewisT15- Sei Young KimT15- Yuka SasoT15- Ryann O'TooleT15- Nelly KordaT23- Jodi Ewart ShadoffT23- Azahara MunozT23- Megan KhangT23- Ayaka FurueT23- Albane ValenzuelaT23- In Gee ChunT23- Haeran RyuT23- Charley HullT23- Cheyenne KnightT32- Caroline InglisT32- Madelene SagstromT32- Pavarisa YoktuanT32- Leona MaguireT32- Ally EwingT32- Hinako ShibunoT39- Carlota CigandaT39- Paula RetoT39- Angel YinT39- Nanna Koerstz MadsenT39- Atthaya ThitikulT39- Chanette WannasaenT39- Lizette SalasT39- Wichanee MeechaiT39- Hye-Jin ChoiT39- Celine BorgeT39- Chella ChoiT39- Jennifer KupchoT39- Dana FallT39- Ariya JutanugarnT53- Patty TavatanakitT53- Stephanie MeadowT53- Perrine DelacourT53- Yaeeun HongT53- Pernilla LindbergT53- Mina HarigaeT53- Amy YangT53- Elizabeth SzokolT53- Jennifer SongT53- Alexa PanoT53- Hannah GreenT53- Matilda CastrenT65- Minami KatsuT65- Frida KinhuitT65- Maude- Aimee LeBlancT65- Yealimi NohT65- Gina KimT65- Pajaree AnannarukarnT65- Daniela DarqueaT65- Bronte LawT65- A Lim KimT65- Brittany LincicomeT65- Lauren CoughlinT65- Marina Alex

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