TAIPEI, Taiwan — Yani Tseng, the 21-year-old Taiwanese golfer who won the Women's British Open on Sunday, has received lavish praise at home, with one newspaper hailing her as the island's Tiger Woods.

Tseng made a 6-foot putt on the last hole to win the title by one stroke, holding off Katherine Hull of Australia to capture her third major championship.

The mass circulation Apple Daily newspaper compared her favorably with Woods, suggesting that she might even be on course to surpass his golfing feats. The Apple said it took Woods until the age of 25 to win his third major title.

Cable news channel TVBS was already telling viewers to keep an eye on Tseng at the next women's major, saying: "It is worth seeing whether Yani will win her fourth title at the coming U.S. Open."

On Monday, Taiwanese television repeatedly replayed Tseng's British Open triumph, showing her dressed in her trademark striped polo shirt, kissing the golf ball before the last putt and bursting into tears after winning the title.