Nasa Hataoka wins in a playoff to take the rain-shortened LPGA Toto Japan Classic

Nasa Hataoka won a playoff to instrumentality the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic aft the last 18 holes were washed retired by all-day rainfall and what officials termed “unplayable people conditions.”

OTSU, Japan -- Nasa Hataoka won a playoff Sunday to instrumentality the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic aft the last 18 holes were washed retired by all-day rainfall and what officials termed “unplayable people conditions.”

Hataoka and chap Japanese golfer Yuna Araki shared the pb connected Saturday aft 54 holes astatine 15-under 201 astatine the Seta Golf Club successful occidental Japan.

After rainfall wiped retired regularisation play connected Sunday, Hataoka prevailed connected the archetypal playoff spread to assertion the rubric successful an improvised decorativeness and interruption the tie. It was her seventh rubric connected the LPGA Tour.

Hataoka shared the pb successful each of the archetypal 3 rounds, with antithetic golfers each time.

Miyu Yamashita, who won the Maybank Championship successful Malaysia past week, carded a 68 connected Saturday and finished 1 changeable down aft 54 holes.

Yamashita was followed by Shuri Sakuma (69), who finished 3 back, and Ai Suzuki (70), who was 4 disconnected the pb aft 54 holes.

Defending champion Rio Takeda, who was not successful contention each week, had a 68 connected Saturday and finished 9 shots behind.

Minjee Lee of Australia, 1 of the highest illustration players successful the field, finished 14 down the leaders aft a 74 connected Saturday.

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