NEWLY crowned US Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz made special mention of her Filipino father after ruling Pebble Beach with a 3-under 69 in the final round on Sunday (Monday, Manila time).
Corpuz, who won by three shots over Charley Hull (66) and Jiyai Shin (68), credited her Filipino father for introducing her to the sport she’s come to love.
See Allisen Corpuz wins US Women's Open at Pebble Beach
“I started [golf] when I was four, or five years old. My parents actually live on Kapolei golf course — on the left side… So yeah, my dad has always been a really big golf fan and just got us into it really young,” she said.
Corpuz was stellar across her run in the 78th edition of the US Women’s Open as she finished an overall 9-under 279 — breaking par all four days of the competition.
She is the first American in 20 years to make the US Women’s Open her first LPGA title.
She competes under the US flag but traces her roots to the Philippines and Korea where her father Marcos and mother May hail from, respectively.
“My mind’s racing… this is really a dream come true and it was something that I’ve dreamed of but at the same time kind of just never really expected to happen so, just trying to take it in and enjoying the moment,” said the 25-year-old.
She pockets a whopping $2 million purse for the victory.
Meanwhile, former US Women’s Open winner Yuka Saso, who represented the Philippines during her victory in the LPGA major in 2021, finished tied for 20th.
Saso changed her sporting nationality to represent Japan in the LPGA tour in November 2021.
Earlier this year, Saso finished second in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, one shot behind China’s Ruoning Yin.
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