Hataoka clinches second Tour win

Tokyo – Japanese teenager Nasa Hataoka shot a five-under 67 to win the Japan Classic by two strokes yesterday, her second LPGA Tour triumph this season.

Hataoka became the first home player in seven years to win the Japan title, firing seven birdies with two bogeys to finish 14-under-par at Seta Golf Club in Shiga.

Local favourite Momoko Ueda, who won the event in 2011, carded a 68 to share second place with Japan’s Saki Nagamine and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda. –