Nasa Hataoka
Nasa Hataoka | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan | 13 January 1999
Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
Sporting nationality | Japan |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2016 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | LPGA of Japan Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 5 |
LPGA of Japan Tour | 6 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
ANA Inspiration | T7: 2020 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T2: 2018 |
U.S. Women's Open | 2nd: 2021 |
Women's British Open | T26: 2021 |
Evian Championship | T16: 2018 |
Nasa Hataoka (畑岡 奈紗, Hataoka Nasa, born 13 January 1999) is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won five times on the LPGA Tour and six times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.
Amateur career[]
Hataoka was born on 13 January 1999. As an amateur, she won the 2016 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, a major tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She was the youngest player and first amateur to win a JLPGA major.[1] She turned professional after her victory[2] and competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She finished 14th to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2017.[3]
Professional career[]
In 2017, Hataoka played on both the LPGA Tour and LPGA of Japan Tour. On the LPGA Tour, she made 9 cuts in 17 events and finished 140th on the money list, losing her card. On the LPGA of Japan Tour, she won two events, including a second Japan Women's Open, and finished 14th on the money list. She again competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, finishing first to re-earn her LPGA Tour card for 2018.[4]
Playing almost exclusively on the LPGA Tour in 2018, Hataoka won two events, the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship[5][6] and the Toto Japan Classic, which was co-sanctioned with the JLPGA.[7] Her Toto Japan Classic win took her into the top 10 of the Women's World Golf Rankings.[8] At the 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Hataoka lost in a playoff to Park Sung-hyun. She also finished tied for 10th at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open. She finished the season 5th on the money list and 3rd on the Race to the CME Globe.[9]
On 31 March 2019, Hataoka won the Kia Classic at Aviara, closing with a 5-under-par 67 to clinch a three-stroke victory.[10]
In June 2021, Hataoka started the final round of the U.S. Women's Open in sixth place. She shot a final round 67 at The Olympic Club and got into a playoff with Yuka Saso. Saso won with a birdie on the third playoff hole.[11]
Hataoka won her fourth LPGA Tour title, the Marathon Classic by six strokes, after 54 holes, because poor weather conditions made the course unplayable on Sunday, 11 July.[12]
Hataoka won her fifth LPGA title, and the second time (2018) in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, at Rogers, Arkansas on 26 September, by a stroke, after 54 holes. Minjee Lee and Ji Eun-hee were tied for second place. She set the scoring record in the 2018 event. She is ranked third for a Japanese golfer in wins.[13] With her $345,000 win, she rose to second place in the money ranking, trailing only #1 world-ranked Nelly Korda.[14]
Amateur wins[]
- 2015 IMG Academy Junior World Championship, Kanto Junior Championship, Faldo Series Asia Japan Championship
- 2016 Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, Kanto Amateur Championship, Ciputra World Junior Championship, IMG Academy Junior World Championship
Source:[15]
Professional wins (10)[]
LPGA Tour wins (5)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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1 | 24 Jun 2018 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 64-65-63=192 | −21 | 6 strokes | Austin Ernst | 300,000 |
2 | 4 Nov 2018 | Toto Japan Classica | 66-69-67=197 | −14 | 2 strokes | Carlota Ciganda Momoko Ueda |
225,000 |
3 | 31 Mar 2019 | Kia Classic | 69-70-64-67=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Danielle Kang Ko Jin-young Azahara Muñoz Inbee Park Park Sung-hyun |
270,000 |
4 | 11 Jul 2021 | Marathon Classicb | 61-69-64=194 | −19 | 6 strokes | Mina Harigae |
300,000 |
5 | 26 Sep 2021 | Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | 65-65-67=197 | −16 | 1 stroke | Ji Eun-hee Minjee Lee |
345,000 |
a Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour.
b Reduced to 54 holes due to weather.
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2018 | Kingsmill Championship | Chun In-gee Ariya Jutanugarn |
Jutanugarn won with birdie on second extra hole Chun eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2018 | KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Park Sung-hyun Ryu So-yeon |
Park won with birdie on second extra hole. Hataoka eliminated by par on first extra hole. |
3 | 2020 | Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions | Gaby López Inbee Park |
López won with birdie on seventh extra hole Park eliminated by par on third hole |
4 | 2021 | U.S. Women's Open | Yuka Saso | Tied two-hole aggregate playoff Saso won with birdie on third playoff hole: Hataoka: 4-4=8 (E), 4, Saso: 4-4=8 (E), 3 |
LPGA of Japan Tour wins (6)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 2 Oct 2016 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championshipa | 70-72-70-68=280 | −4 | 1 stroke | |
2 | 24 Sep 2017 | 74-64-65=203 | −13 | 4 strokes | ||
3 | 1 Oct 2017 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 67-68-68-65=268 | −20 | 8 strokes | Jiyai Shin |
4 | 4 Nov 2018 | Toto Japan Classicb | 66-69-67=202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Carlota Ciganda Momoko Ueda |
5 | 15 Sep 2019 | Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup | 69-67-67-67=270 | −18 | 8 strokes | Shanshan Feng |
6 | 6 Oct 2019 | Japan Women's Open Golf Championship | 67-67-67-69=270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Ryu So-yeon |
a Hataoka won the 2016 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship as an amateur.
b Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour.
Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.
Results in LPGA majors[]
Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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ANA Inspiration | T48 | T39 | T7 | T67 | |
U.S. Women's Open | T10 | CUT | T23 | 2 | |
Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T2 | T14 | T3 | CUT |
The Evian Championship | T16 | CUT | NT | ||
Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T64 | T26 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
LPGA Tour career summary[]
Year | Tournaments played |
Cuts made* |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s |
Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank |
Scoring average |
Scoring rank |
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2017 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 37,852 | 140 | 72.67 | 137 |
2018 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,454,261 | 5 | 70.10 | 10 |
2019 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 917,273 | 18 | 70.31 | 18 |
2020 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | T2 | 854,024 | 5 | 70.11 | 5 |
2021 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,901,081 | 3 | 70.46 | 25 |
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking[]
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Year | Ranking | Source |
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2017 | 44 | [18] |
2018 | 7 | [19] |
2019 | 6 | [20] |
2020 | 7 | [21] |
2021 | 6 | [22] |
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2016
- Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners)
Professional
- International Crown (representing Japan): 2018
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
References[]
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka becomes first amateur to win Japan LPGA Major". amateurgolf.com. 2 October 2016.
- ^ Mell, Randall (2 December 2016). "Hataoka, 17, leads by one at LPGA Q-School". Golf Channel.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka – Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Japan's Nasa Hataoka wins LPGA Tour qualifying tournament". USA Today. Associated Press. 3 December 2017.
- ^ "In the Winner's Circle with Nasa Hataoka at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship". LPGA. 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Japanese teen Nasa Hataoka wins NW Arkansas Championship". USA Today. Associated Press. 24 June 2018.
- ^ Strege, John (4 November 2018). "Nasa Hataoka wins Toto Japan Classic with an assist from Minjee Lee's disastrous front nine". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka climbs to No. 7 in world rankings". The Japan Times. 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka – Stats". LPGA. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Hataoka wins Kia Classic for third LPGA victory". Golf Channel. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka again Oh-so-close to Major Victory". LPGA. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Emilia Migliaccio (11 July 2021). "Nasa Hataoka declared winner as Marathon LPGA Classic reduced to 54 holes". Golf Channel.
- ^ "Nasa Hatoaka Earns Second Win of 2021 at Walmart NW Arkansas Championship". LPGA. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka 'Stats'". LPGA. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka stats". LPGA. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Nasa Hataoka results". LPGA. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
External links[]
- Nasa Hataoka at the LPGA Tour official site
- Nasa Hataoka at the LPGA of Japan Tour official site (in Japanese)
- Nasa Hataoka at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Japanese female golfers
- LPGA of Japan Tour golfers
- LPGA Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers of Japan
- Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Ibaraki Prefecture
- 1999 births
- Living people