Hometown/Resides: Ibaraki, Japan
Birthdate: Jan. 13, 1999; currently 19 years, 5 months, 11 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Tied for 14th at the 2016 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2016/2017
VICTORIES
With her win, Hataoka becomes a Rolex First-Time Winner on the LPGA Tour
RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Hataoka earns 500 points and is projected to move from 24th to eighth in the Race to CME Globe with 1,273 points
MONEY
With her win, Hataoka earns $300,000; she has earned $642,146 this season and $679,998 in her career
2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
13 events played, 11 cuts made, $642,146, one victory, four additional top-10 finishes
OF NOTE
- With the win, Hataoka becomes the fifth Rolex First-Time Winner of the 2018 season
- Prior to her win, Hataoka’s best finish was T2 at the 2018 Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO
- She is the first Japanese winner since Haru Nomura won the 2017 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout
- Eight countries are now represented in the 2018 LPGA Winner’s Circle – Republic of Korea (five), United States (four), Thailand (three), Australia (one), Canada (one), Japan (one), New Zealand (one) and Sweden (one)
- Hataoka currently holds the second spot on Team Japan for the 2018 UL International Crown
- Hataoka is now qualified for the 2019 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
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