![]() ![]() I still have strong feelings about winning majors. ![]() ![]() This year was the fifth year, so I really wanted to win this year. “When I turned pro one of my biggest goals was to win a major in five years. Overall, it wasn't a consistent year, but how I was able to win was good. “This year I wasn't really playing how I wanted to until this June, but I was able to play in a playoff in a major tournament and I won twice. I would like to do something similar to that,” she said of Japan’s historic 2021. (His win) definitely meant something special for me. He lives close to where I live in Orlando, so we practice together. Not many players on the Tour are from Japan, but I think the Masters win, Hideki's win, was something very big for us. While she’s proud of her country’s golfing prowess throughout 2021 and is happy for her counterparts’ success, Hataoka feels like her play this year still left something to be desired and she’ll have a singular goal in the forefront of her mind as she looks forward to next season. Women’s Open at the Olympic Club and finished in a tie for ninth in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play hosted by Shadow Creek. It’s been a banner year for Japanese golf and Hataoka has certainly contributed to that success, winning twice on the LPGA Tour at the Dana Open presented by Marathon and the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G. Obviously, I can't play every tournament, but I want to play as many as I can, so I'll prep for that.” Fortunately, there are 34 tournaments next year. Four strokes ahead entering the round after Jin Young Ko’s late meltdown Saturday, Hataoka closed with a 4-under 67 for a five-stroke victory over Hannah Green. There was a few times where there was a lot of pressure, but I was able to think simply which helped me a lot today. LOS ANGELES (AP) Nasa Hataoka ran away with DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club to open the LPGA Tour’s two-week run in the Los Angeles area. “But I feel like I played my own golf, so I'm really satisfied with that. “Today I was in the final pairing so there was a little bit of pressure with that,” she said. Though she ultimately finished runner-up to Jin Young Ko, Hataoka remains proud of her performance this week in Naples, Fla., and is looking forward to coming back better than ever in 2022, ready to compete for a record-breaking $86 million in official prize money on the LPGA Tour. It’s the 11th time Hataoka has shot 64 and her four-day total of 22-under par 266 is a new career-best for 72 holes, besting her previous benchmark by two shots. The 22-year-old fired her second straight 8-under 64 after carding nine birdies and hitting 13 of 14 fairways, as well as 16 greens in the final round. Nasa Hataoka ran away with the DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club to open the LPGA Tour's two-week run in the Los Angeles area. 8 Nasa Hataoka, the task seemed easy to accomplish on Sunday at the CME Group Tour Championship. But for Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. For most players, backing up one low round with another low round is a tall order, especially at a course like Tiburón Golf Club. ![]()
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