“This type of golf course you just can’t be too aggressive,” Park said. Tiger Woods turned down $700-800M LIV offer, Greg Norman says Green did that, making birdies on two of her first four holes, but nearly every time Green made birdie, Hataoka matched her. Trailing by four shots heading into the final round, Green felt her only chance to win was to make some early birdies and put some pressure on the leader. I was able to keep the momentum going with that putt and making the eagle putt helped me relax over the final few holes.” “The bogey putt was really important for me today. “Poa annua greens are very difficult, but my experience on this type of green helped me a lot,” Hataoka said. Later in the round, she essentially sealed the win when she converted a long eagle putt on the 15th hole. She followed that putt with a perfect tee shot on the par-3, seventh which resulted in a birdie, giving her a six-shot lead over the field. She made several big putts during the final round, starting with a tricky bogey putt on the par-4, sixth hole that gave her a boost of confidence moving forward. Once on the green, Hataoka handled the sometimes unpredictable poa annua greens beautifully. On Sunday she hit 12 of 14 fairways, allowing her to hit more short irons into Wilshire’s small greens, giving her opportunities to make birdies.
One of the keys for Hataoka throughout the week was her ability to continually find the fairway off the tee. So, because of that, I think I was able to concentrate more this week.” It wasn’t really hard to try something new for me, to be honest. “I didn’t play (well) last week (she missed the cut), so I knew I had to make a change. “He mentioned about the ball position on my stance, and that kind of helped me a lot,” Hataoka said. Hataoka credited a swing change made by her new coach during a video lesson early in the week with helping her play so well. Hataoka was the only player in the field to post four rounds in the 60s, displaying total control of all facets of her game. It is Hataoka’s sixth career win on the LPGA Tour, but just her second 72-hole victory. Opening the final round by making a 25-foot putt for birdie, Hataoka proceeded to birdie three of her first five holes, cruising to a final round 67, finishing at 15-under 269, and earning Hataoka a five-shot victory over runner-up Hannah Green who finished at 10-under. The 23-year-old Hataoka then went out and executed her game plan to perfection. HOLLYWOOD - Carrying a four-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the LPGA DIO Implant LA Open at Wilshire Country Club, Nasa Hataoka’s game plan was simple - play smart and force those chasing her to go low in order to catch her.
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