Already with double-digit wins before the age of 25, Nasa Hataoka is a force to be reckoned with in professional golf.
With six wins on the LPGA Tour since joining in 2018, Hataoka is still looking for her first major title. In fewer than 30 major starts, Hataoka has racked up eight top-10 finishes with five finishes inside the top five.
Her closest call with a major title came at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open. In a playoff against Yuka Saso, she finished runner up at the Olympic Club. Hataoka suffered a similar fate at the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Bound to etch her name into the history books eventually, it’s not a question of if Nasa Hataoka will ever win a major, but when.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan lines up her tee shot on the 12th hole during the first…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan lines up her tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Higuchi Hisako Ponta Ladies at the Musashigaoka Golf Course on October 30, 2015 in Hanno, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses after the Higuchi Hisako Ponta Ladies at the Musashigaoka Golf Course…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses after the Higuchi Hisako Ponta Ladies at the Musashigaoka Golf Course on November 1, 2015 in Hanno, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays a tee shot on the 4th hole during the first round…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays a tee shot on the 4th hole during the first round of Japan Women’s Open 2016 at the Karasumajo Country Culb on September 29, 2016 in Nasukarasuyama, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan lifts the winner’s trophy during a ceremony following the Japan Women’s Open…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan lifts the winner’s trophy during a ceremony following the Japan Women’s Open 2016 at the Karasumajo Country Culb on October 2, 2016 in Nasukarasuyama, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses with the winner’s trophy during a ceremony following the Japan Women’s…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses with the winner’s trophy during a ceremony following the Japan Women’s Open 2016 at the Karasumajo Country Culb on October 2, 2016 in Nasukarasuyama, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan putts on the eighth green during round one of the Pure Silk…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan putts on the eighth green during round one of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic on January 26, 2017 in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during round two of…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits a tee shot on the ninth hole during round two of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic on January 27, 2017 in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan smiles during the second round of the Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan smiles during the second round of the Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament at the Ryukyu Golf Club on March 3, 2017 in Nanjo, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan lines up a putt on the 7th hole during the second round…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan lines up a putt on the 7th hole during the second round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club on September 1, 2017 in Portland, Oregon.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan celebrates after winning the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open 2017 at…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan celebrates after winning the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open 2017 at the Rifu Golf Club on September 24, 2017 in Rifu, Miyagi, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses with the trophy after winning the Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Ladies Open 2017 at the Rifu Golf Club on September 24, 2017 in Rifu, Miyagi, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan and caddie Dana Derouaux react after a chip on the 18th green…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan and caddie Dana Derouaux react after a chip on the 18th green during the third round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at the Ko Olina Golf Club on April 13, 2018 in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan in action a tee during the Final Round of 2019 Buick LPGA…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan in action a tee during the Final Round of 2019 Buick LPGA Shanghai at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club on October 20, 2019 in Shanghai, China.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan kisses the trophy after winning the tournament following the final round of…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan kisses the trophy after winning the tournament following the final round of the Japan Women’s Open Championship at Cocopa Resort Club Hakusan Village Golf Course Queen Course on October 06, 2019 in Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Team Japan plays her shot from the eighth tee during the final round…
Nasa Hataoka of Team Japan plays her shot from the eighth tee during the final round of the Women’s Individual Stroke Play on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasumigaseki Country Club on August 07, 2021 in Kawagoe, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan imitates a “selfie” as she poses with the trophy after winning the…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan imitates a “selfie” as she poses with the trophy after winning the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club on September 26, 2021 in Rogers, Arkansas.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses for photos with DIO Implant LA Open Trophy after winning in…
Nasa Hataoka of Japan poses for photos with DIO Implant LA Open Trophy after winning in the final round of the DIO Implant LA Open at Wilshire Country Club on April 24, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka competes during the Evian Championship, a women’s LPGA major golf tournament in Evian-les-Bains,…
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka competes during the Evian Championship, a women’s LPGA major golf tournament in Evian-les-Bains, French Alps, on July 29, 2023.
Nasa Hataoka through the years
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka looks on during the Evian Championship, a women’s LPGA major golf tournament in…
Japan’s Nasa Hataoka looks on during the Evian Championship, a women’s LPGA major golf tournament in Evian-les-Bains, French Alps, on July 29, 2023.
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