Saso limps to 39th-place finish

MANILA, Philippines — Yuka Saso stumbled with a closing three-over par 75 to finish joint 39th in the $5.8-million AIG Women’s Open Sunday at the Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland.

Saso, who was initially in contention after a 68-71 effort but got derailed by a 74 in the third, failed to get back on track and finished the tourney on even-par 288.

The placing still netted the reigning US Women’s Open holder $30,583 (around P1.5 million).

The 20-year-old Saso fell 12 shots short of Swedish ace Anna Nordqvist’s winning 276 in the year’s final major.

Nordqvist fired a 69 to clinch her third major triumph.