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Sunday 9 November 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Hataoka wins TOTO Japan Classic
Seta Golf Course, Otsu, Shiga, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November 2025 · Nasa Hataoka’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,100,000 USD · TOTO · Reduced to 54 holes: final round washed out by all-day rain (unplayable course conditions); decided by a playoff on Sunday. Co-sanctioned with the LPGA of Japan Tour.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Yuna Araki JPN · 201Shared the 54-hole lead at 15 under; lost the playoff on the first extra hole after the final round was washed out. Nasa Hataoka Wins in a Playoff to Take the Rain-Shortened LPGA TOTO Japan Classic (AP via LPGA.com)
78 started
Same week
LPGA event
TOTO Japan Classic
Seta Golf Course, Seta Golf Course, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nasa Hataoka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
9 November 2025
So it's been three years and a half as you said so it was kind of long drought for me so I had a struggle, but my team and my sponsors, like fans, they're supporting me quite a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
9 November 2025
So actually I hadn't been able to sink that kind of length for many years, for a long time, so I was really happy to sink that final putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasa Hataoka | 65 · 68 · 68 | 201 | −15 |
| 2 | Yuna Araki | 70 · 66 · 65 | 201 | −15 |
| 3 | Miyu Yamashita | 65 · 69 · 68 | 202 | −14 |
| 4 | Shuri Sakuma | 69 · 66 · 69 | 204 | −12 |
| 5 | Ai Suzuki | 68 · 67 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| T6 | Sayaka Takahashi | 68 · 67 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Jiyai Shin | 66 · 67 · 73 | 206 | −10 |
| 8 | Kotone Hori | 71 · 69 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| 9 | Shina Kanazawa | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Ina Yoon | 72 · 70 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Saki Nagamine | 70 · 72 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Gemma Dryburgh | 72 · 69 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Somi Lee | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Yui Kawamoto | 72 · 68 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Ayaka Furue | 71 · 69 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Nanako Inagaki | 70 · 70 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Saki Baba | 70 · 69 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Nataliya Guseva | 69 · 69 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Paula Reto | 69 · 69 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Chizzy Iwai | 67 · 71 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1999-01-13, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2016; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated event week (LPGA final-round notes; no weekly list PDF that week) (published by LPGA.com), row: ABOUT THE WINNER Rolex Rankings No. 32 Nasa Hataoka).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet