LPGA Tour
TOTO Japan Classic 2018
November 01-04
Seta Golf Club, Shiga, Japan
$1,500,000
November 01-04
Seta Golf Club, Shiga, Japan
$1,500,000
Round 3
Nasa Hataoka wins her second LPGA title of the season
Round 1
Round 2
Round 1
Round 2
November 04, 2018
Nasa Hataoka shot a 5-under 67 to win her second LPGA title of the season on Sunday. Hataoka started her round four strokes off the lead but overnight leader Minjee Lee was 7-over 43 at the turn while Hataoka played her opening nine in 4-under 36. Consecutive birdies at the 11th and 12th set her back leaving Carlota Ciganda with a chance but she recovered with birdies at the 13th and 14th.
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"I realize something has to come to me and I had to get through it, and I knew it was at the 13th hole," said Hataoka. "I was not totally comfortable with the shot, but I was calm enough to play well on that hole."
Carlota Ciganda surely did her best to put pressure on Nasa Hataoka throughout Sunday’s final round. The Spaniard returned a bogey-free 68, never seeming to falter during her trip round Seta Golf Club. When Hataoka stumbled on the back nine, the steady Ciganda saw her name join Hataoka’s at the top of the leaderboard, but the Japanese teen was able to drop in two birdies over the closing holes to claim the victory.
“It’s golf and she played great,” said Ciganda. “Very happy for her to win in her country and many congratulations.”
The runner-up finish wraps up a successful Asian swing for Ciganda, who is not in the field for next week’s Blue Bay LPGA. She did not finish worse than 11th over the last four weeks, with her finish in Japan highlighting the schedule.
“I like playing in Asia and I think I’ve been very consistent every week,” said Ciganda, whose first of two LPGA victories came in the Republic of Korea in 2016. “I’ve been close many times. I just think I have to keep doing the same.”
It certainly was not a round to remember for second-round leader Minjee Lee. The Australian started the day with a three-stroke lead over her nearest competitor. She quickly derailed, carding back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 3 and 4. She tacked on double bogeys at holes 7 and 8, and closed out the front nine with another bogey at No. 9.
“I don't know, maybe a lot of brain farts in a row,” said Lee, who added a birdie on the back nine but ultimately fell into a tie for 15th at -7. “I didn't hit the shots that I wanted very solid, so obviously it didn't go the way I wanted.”
Player Notes
Rolex Rankings No. 16 Nasa Hataoka (66-69-67, -14)
Hataoka was playing in her second TOTO Japan Classic; she finished T33 in her debut in 2017
She hit 10 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens, with 28 putts
This was Hataoka’s 23rd event of the 2018 season; she won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G and has eight other top-10 finishes, including a playoff loss at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Hataoka is the fourth multiple winner of the 2018 LPGA Tour season, joining Ariya Jutanugarn (three wins), Sung Hyun Park (three wins) and Brooke Henderson (two wins)
Hataoka is the sixth player of the 2018 season to win in her home country, joining Marina Alex (USA), In Gee Chun (Republic of Korea), Georgia Hall (England), Brooke Henderson (Canada) and Annie Park (USA)
Rolex Rankings No. 87 Momoko Ueda (69-67-68, -12)
Ueda was playing in her 11th TOTO Japan Classic; she won in 2007 and 2011 and has two other top-10 finishes
She hit 9 of 14 fairways and 8 of 18 greens, with 22 putts
Ueda plays full-time on the JLPGA Tour; this was her 28th event of the 2018 season, with a best finish of second at the Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament
Ueda held LPGA Membership from 2008 to 2013
Rolex Rankings No. 21 Carlota Ciganda (68-68-68, -12)
Ciganda was playing in her first TOTO Japan Classic
She hit 9 of 14 fairways and 16 of 18 greens, with 30 putts
This was Ciganda’s 24th event of the 2018 season; she has seven top-10 finishes, with a runner-up showing at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Rolex Rankings No. 141 Saki Nagamine (68-68-68, -12)
Nagamine was playing in her second TOTO Japan Classic; she finished T65 in 2016
She hit 12 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens, with 29 putts
Nagamine plays full-time on the JLPGA Tour; this was her 33rd event of the 2018 season, with a win at the Fujisankei Ladies Classic
Quick hits
Megan Khang and Jennifer Song (T11) were the leading American players
The top 10 comprised three countries – Japan, Spain and the Republic of Korea
Two-time defending champion Shanshan Feng finished T30 at -4
CME Group Cares Weekends eagles
CME Group Cares Weekends is a season-long charitable giving program that turns eagles into donations. For each eagle recorded during weekend play (Saturday and Sunday) throughout the 2018 LPGA Tour season, CME Group donates $1,000 to the program’s total donation count. At the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, the stakes are even higher, as the donation has been raised to a generous $5,000 per eagle. The money raised will go toward a charitable pool and be split evenly between Wounded Warrior Project® and Bright Pink®.
The weekend at the TOTO Japan Classic did not have any eagles. Overall, the program has raised $284,000 in 2018.
Pos. |
Player | Scores |
Total |
To Par |
Prize Money |
1 |
Nasa Hataoka | 66 - 69 - 67 |
202 |
-14 |
$225,000 |
T2 |
Momoko Ueda | 69 - 67 - 68 |
204 |
-12 |
$104,348 |
T2 |
Carlota Ciganda | 68 - 68 - 68 |
204 |
-12 |
$104,348 |
T2 |
Saki Nagamine | 68 - 68 - 68 |
204 |
-12 |
$104,348 |
T5 |
Jin Young Ko | 68 - 71 - 66 |
205 |
-11 |
$56,215 |
T5 |
Ji-Hee Lee | 69 - 68 - 68 |
205 |
-11 |
$56,215 |
7 |
Amy Yang | 70 - 67 - 69 |
206 |
-10 |
$42,349 |
T8 |
Jae-Eun Chung | 71 - 65 - 71 |
207 |
-9 |
$33,605 |
T8 |
In-Kyung Kim | 66 - 70 - 71 |
207 |
-9 |
$33,605 |
T8 |
Sakura Koiwai | 68 - 66 - 73 |
207 |
-9 |
$33,605 |
T11 |
Megan Khang | 71 - 70 - 67 |
208 |
-8 |
$25,502 |
T11 |
Jennifer Song | 71 - 67 - 70 |
208 |
-8 |
$25,502 |
T11 |
So Yeon Ryu | 65 - 73 - 70 |
208 |
-8 |
$25,502 |
T11 |
Jiyai Shin | 66 - 69 - 73 |
208 |
-8 |
$25,502 |
T15 |
Yu Liu | 72 - 69 - 68 |
209 |
-7 |
$20,087 |
T15 |
Charley Hull | 69 - 69 - 71 |
209 |
-7 |
$20,087 |
T15 |
Hee-Kyung Bae | 69 - 67 - 73 |
209 |
-7 |
$20,087 |
T15 |
Minjee Lee | 67 - 64 - 78 |
209 |
-7 |
$20,087 |
T19 |
Marina Alex | 71 - 71 - 68 |
210 |
-6 |
$16,640 |
T19 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 - 71 - 69 |
210 |
-6 |
$16,640 |
T19 |
Mami Fukuda | 69 - 71 - 70 |
210 |
-6 |
$16,640 |
T19 |
Nelly Korda | 70 - 69 - 71 |
210 |
-6 |
$16,640 |
T19 |
Lexi Thompson | 69 - 69 - 72 |
210 |
-6 |
$16,640 |
T24 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 73 - 72 - 66 |
211 |
-5 |
$13,529 |
T24 |
Eun-Hee Ji | 71 - 72 - 68 |
211 |
-5 |
$13,529 |
T24 |
In Gee Chun | 71 - 71 - 69 |
211 |
-5 |
$13,529 |
T24 |
Jacqui Concolino | 70 - 72 - 69 |
211 |
-5 |
$13,529 |
T24 |
Lizette Salas | 68 - 71 - 72 |
211 |
-5 |
$13,529 |
T24 |
Teresa Lu | 68 - 70 - 73 |
211 |
-5 |
$13,529 |
T30 |
Azahara Munoz | 74 - 70 - 68 |
212 |
-4 |
$11,093 |
T30 |
Minami Katsu | 72 - 72 - 68 |
212 |
-4 |
$11,093 |
T30 |
Rei Matsuda | 72 - 71 - 69 |
212 |
-4 |
$11,093 |
T30 |
Shanshan Feng | 69 - 71 - 72 |
212 |
-4 |
$11,093 |
T34 |
Mi-Jeong Jeon | 71 - 72 - 70 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T34 |
Sun-Ju Ahn | 70 - 73 - 70 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T34 |
Eri Okayama | 71 - 71 - 71 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T34 |
Jenny Shin | 68 - 74 - 71 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T34 |
Mamiko Higa | 73 - 68 - 72 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T34 |
Sei Young Kim | 67 - 74 - 72 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T34 |
Mo Martin | 69 - 70 - 74 |
213 |
-3 |
$8,855 |
T41 |
Caroline Masson | 70 - 73 - 71 |
214 |
-2 |
$6,911 |
T41 |
Anna Nordqvist | 72 - 70 - 72 |
214 |
-2 |
$6,911 |
T41 |
Danielle Kang | 69 - 73 - 72 |
214 |
-2 |
$6,911 |
T41 |
Shoko Sasaki | 70 - 71 - 73 |
214 |
-2 |
$6,911 |
T41 |
Brooke M. Henderson | 69 - 72 - 73 |
214 |
-2 |
$6,911 |
T46 |
Lydia Ko | 73 - 74 - 68 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | 73 - 72 - 70 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Annie Park | 71 - 74 - 70 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Brittany Altomare | 75 - 69 - 71 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Phoebe Yao | 72 - 71 - 72 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Rumi Yoshiba | 71 - 72 - 72 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Chae-Young Yoon | 74 - 67 - 74 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T46 |
Angela Stanford | 71 - 70 - 74 |
215 |
-1 |
$5,415 |
T54 |
Kana Nagai | 69 - 75 - 72 |
216 |
E |
$4,272 |
T54 |
Lindy Duncan | 73 - 69 - 74 |
216 |
E |
$4,272 |
T54 |
Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu | 71 - 71 - 74 |
216 |
E |
$4,272 |
T54 |
Ah-Reum Hwang | 72 - 69 - 75 |
216 |
E |
$4,272 |
T54 |
Hina Arakaki | 69 - 72 - 75 |
216 |
E |
$4,272 |
T54 |
Angel Yin | 68 - 73 - 75 |
216 |
E |
$4,272 |
T60 |
Misuzu Narita | 72 - 75 - 70 |
217 |
1 |
$3,598 |
T60 |
Chie Arimura | 74 - 71 - 72 |
217 |
1 |
$3,598 |
T60 |
Ai Suzuki | 73 - 70 - 74 |
217 |
1 |
$3,598 |
T60 |
Hyo Joo Kim | 71 - 72 - 74 |
217 |
1 |
$3,598 |
T60 |
Miki Sakai | 71 - 71 - 75 |
217 |
1 |
$3,598 |
T65 |
Hiroko Azuma | 74 - 74 - 70 |
218 |
2 |
$3,298 |
T65 |
Sarah Jane Smith | 72 - 72 - 74 |
218 |
2 |
$3,298 |
T65 |
Serena Aoki | 70 - 72 - 76 |
218 |
2 |
$3,298 |
T68 |
Ryann O'Toole | 72 - 76 - 71 |
219 |
3 |
$3,045 |
T68 |
Emma Talley | 72 - 74 - 73 |
219 |
3 |
$3,045 |
T68 |
Asako Fujimoto | 72 - 72 - 75 |
219 |
3 |
$3,045 |
T68 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 71 - 69 - 79 |
219 |
3 |
$3,045 |
T72 |
Min-Young Lee | 73 - 73 - 74 |
220 |
4 |
$2,904 |
T72 |
Sandra Gal | 71 - 72 - 77 |
220 |
4 |
$2,904 |
74 |
Lala Anai | 74 - 73 - 74 |
221 |
5 |
$2,848 |
T75 |
Kaori Ohe | 69 - 77 - 76 |
222 |
6 |
$2,796 |
T75 |
Erika Kikuchi | 71 - 74 - 77 |
222 |
6 |
$2,796 |
77 |
Mayu Hamada | 73 - 75 - 76 |
224 |
8 |
$2,743 |
78 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 77 - 75 - 75 |
227 |
11 |
$2,708 |
Pos. |
Player | Scores |
Total |
To Par |
1 |
Nasa Hataoka | 66 - 69 - 67 |
202 |
-14 |
T2 |
Momoko Ueda | 69 - 67 - 68 |
204 |
-12 |
T2 |
Carlota Ciganda | 68 - 68 - 68 |
204 |
-12 |
T2 |
Saki Nagamine | 68 - 68 - 68 |
204 |
-12 |
T5 |
Jin Young Ko | 68 - 71 - 66 |
205 |
-11 |
T5 |
Ji-Hee Lee | 69 - 68 - 68 |
205 |
-11 |
7 |
Amy Yang | 70 - 67 - 69 |
206 |
-10 |
T8 |
Jae-Eun Chung | 71 - 65 - 71 |
207 |
-9 |
T8 |
In-Kyung Kim | 66 - 70 - 71 |
207 |
-9 |
T8 |
Sakura Koiwai | 68 - 66 - 73 |
207 |
-9 |
T11 |
Megan Khang | 71 - 70 - 67 |
208 |
-8 |
T11 |
Jennifer Song | 71 - 67 - 70 |
208 |
-8 |
T11 |
So Yeon Ryu | 65 - 73 - 70 |
208 |
-8 |
T11 |
Jiyai Shin | 66 - 69 - 73 |
208 |
-8 |
T15 |
Yu Liu | 72 - 69 - 68 |
209 |
-7 |
T15 |
Charley Hull | 69 - 69 - 71 |
209 |
-7 |
T15 |
Hee-Kyung Bae | 69 - 67 - 73 |
209 |
-7 |
T15 |
Minjee Lee | 67 - 64 - 78 |
209 |
-7 |
T19 |
Marina Alex | 71 - 71 - 68 |
210 |
-6 |
T19 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 - 71 - 69 |
210 |
-6 |
T19 |
Mami Fukuda | 69 - 71 - 70 |
210 |
-6 |
T19 |
Nelly Korda | 70 - 69 - 71 |
210 |
-6 |
T19 |
Lexi Thompson | 69 - 69 - 72 |
210 |
-6 |
T24 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 73 - 72 - 66 |
211 |
-5 |
T24 |
Eun-Hee Ji | 71 - 72 - 68 |
211 |
-5 |
T24 |
In Gee Chun | 71 - 71 - 69 |
211 |
-5 |
T24 |
Jacqui Concolino | 70 - 72 - 69 |
211 |
-5 |
T24 |
Lizette Salas | 68 - 71 - 72 |
211 |
-5 |
T24 |
Teresa Lu | 68 - 70 - 73 |
211 |
-5 |
T30 |
Azahara Munoz | 74 - 70 - 68 |
212 |
-4 |
T30 |
Minami Katsu | 72 - 72 - 68 |
212 |
-4 |
T30 |
Rei Matsuda | 72 - 71 - 69 |
212 |
-4 |
T30 |
Shanshan Feng | 69 - 71 - 72 |
212 |
-4 |
T34 |
Mi-Jeong Jeon | 71 - 72 - 70 |
213 |
-3 |
T34 |
Sun-Ju Ahn | 70 - 73 - 70 |
213 |
-3 |
T34 |
Eri Okayama | 71 - 71 - 71 |
213 |
-3 |
T34 |
Jenny Shin | 68 - 74 - 71 |
213 |
-3 |
T34 |
Mamiko Higa | 73 - 68 - 72 |
213 |
-3 |
T34 |
Sei Young Kim | 67 - 74 - 72 |
213 |
-3 |
T34 |
Mo Martin | 69 - 70 - 74 |
213 |
-3 |
T41 |
Caroline Masson | 70 - 73 - 71 |
214 |
-2 |
T41 |
Anna Nordqvist | 72 - 70 - 72 |
214 |
-2 |
T41 |
Danielle Kang | 69 - 73 - 72 |
214 |
-2 |
T41 |
Shoko Sasaki | 70 - 71 - 73 |
214 |
-2 |
T41 |
Brooke M. Henderson | 69 - 72 - 73 |
214 |
-2 |
T46 |
Lydia Ko | 73 - 74 - 68 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | 73 - 72 - 70 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Annie Park | 71 - 74 - 70 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Brittany Altomare | 75 - 69 - 71 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Phoebe Yao | 72 - 71 - 72 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Rumi Yoshiba | 71 - 72 - 72 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Chae-Young Yoon | 74 - 67 - 74 |
215 |
-1 |
T46 |
Angela Stanford | 71 - 70 - 74 |
215 |
-1 |
T54 |
Kana Nagai | 69 - 75 - 72 |
216 |
E |
T54 |
Lindy Duncan | 73 - 69 - 74 |
216 |
E |
T54 |
Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu | 71 - 71 - 74 |
216 |
E |
T54 |
Ah-Reum Hwang | 72 - 69 - 75 |
216 |
E |
T54 |
Hina Arakaki | 69 - 72 - 75 |
216 |
E |
T54 |
Angel Yin | 68 - 73 - 75 |
216 |
E |
T60 |
Misuzu Narita | 72 - 75 - 70 |
217 |
1 |
T60 |
Chie Arimura | 74 - 71 - 72 |
217 |
1 |
T60 |
Ai Suzuki | 73 - 70 - 74 |
217 |
1 |
T60 |
Hyo Joo Kim | 71 - 72 - 74 |
217 |
1 |
T60 |
Miki Sakai | 71 - 71 - 75 |
217 |
1 |
T65 |
Hiroko Azuma | 74 - 74 - 70 |
218 |
2 |
T65 |
Sarah Jane Smith | 72 - 72 - 74 |
218 |
2 |
T65 |
Serena Aoki | 70 - 72 - 76 |
218 |
2 |
T68 |
Ryann O'Toole | 72 - 76 - 71 |
219 |
3 |
T68 |
Emma Talley | 72 - 74 - 73 |
219 |
3 |
T68 |
Asako Fujimoto | 72 - 72 - 75 |
219 |
3 |
T68 |
Pernilla Lindberg | 71 - 69 - 79 |
219 |
3 |
T72 |
Min-Young Lee | 73 - 73 - 74 |
220 |
4 |
T72 |
Sandra Gal | 71 - 72 - 77 |
220 |
4 |
74 |
Lala Anai | 74 - 73 - 74 |
221 |
5 |
T75 |
Kaori Ohe | 69 - 77 - 76 |
222 |
6 |
T75 |
Erika Kikuchi | 71 - 74 - 77 |
222 |
6 |
77 |
Mayu Hamada | 73 - 75 - 76 |
224 |
8 |
78 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 77 - 75 - 75 |
227 |
11 |