Women’s golf is on the rise, a momentum swing not lost on fans and sponsors. Tickets sales for this week’s U.S. Women’s Open are up more than 50% over the three-year, pre-COVID average, according to the USGA. Zhang won the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur and has been the top-ranked amateur in the world since. Yuka Saso, with dual citizenship in the Philippines and Japan, won the U.S. Women’s Open last year at age 19. “It’s so neat so see that women’s golf is in good hands,” she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 04, 2022 11:10 UTC