The 19-year-old Saso carried it everywhere, including out on the South Course, like a fan with the biggest piece of bling you can imagine.
Women’s Open champion, who won the title at Olympic Club in San Francisco less than two weeks ago, was a guest of the USGA at Torrey Pines, where the U.S.
There was a bit of staging that took place as Saso caught up to McIlroy on the South’s seventh hole, but the reaction was endearing and genuine.
She triumphed in a playoff over Nasa Hataoka after both finished 72 holes at four under, and she joined Inbee Park as the youngest-ever winner of the U.S.
Saso admitted that she never thought she’d win a major so soon, and that she was only looking for more experience at Olympic Club.
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