is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won seven times on the LPGA Tour and seven times on the LPGA of Japan Tour.

Amateur career Hataoka was born on 13 January 1999, named after the United States space program, NASA. As an amateur, she won the 2016 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, a major tournament on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She was the youngest player and first amateur to win a JLPGA major. She turned professional after her victory and competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She finished 14th to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2017.

Professional career 2017 In 2017, Hataoka played on both the LPGA Tour and LPGA of Japan Tour. On the LPGA Tour, she made 9 cuts in 17 events and finished 140th on the money list, losing her card. On the LPGA of Japan Tour, she won two events, including a second Japan Women's Open, and finished 14th on the money list. She again competed in the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, finishing first to re-earn her LPGA Tour card for 2018.

2018 Playing almost exclusively on the LPGA Tour in 2018, Hataoka won two events, the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and the Toto Japan Classic, which was co-sanctioned with the JLPGA. Her Toto Japan Classic win took her into the top 10 of the Women's World Golf Rankings. At the 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Hataoka lost in a playoff to Park Sung-hyun. She also finished tied for 10th at the 2018 U.S. Women's Open. She finished the season 5th on the money list and 3rd on the Race to the CME Globe.

2019 On 31 March 2019, Hataoka won the Kia Classic at Aviara, closing with a 5-under-par 67 to clinch a three-stroke victory.

2021 In June 2021, Hataoka started the final round of the U.S. Women's Open in sixth place. She shot a final round 67 at The Olympic Club and got into a playoff with Yuka Saso. Saso won with a birdie on the third playoff hole.

Hataoka won her fourth LPGA Tour title, the Marathon Classic by six strokes, after 54 holes, because poor weather conditions made the course unplayable on Sunday, 11 July.

Hataoka won her fifth LPGA title, and the second time (2018) in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, at Rogers, Arkansas on 26 September, by a stroke, after 54 holes. Minjee Lee and Ji Eun-hee were tied for second place. She set the scoring record in the 2018 event. She is ranked third for a Japanese golfer in wins. With her $345,000 win, she rose to second place in the money ranking, trailing only number 1 world-ranked Nelly Korda.

2022 In 2022, she won the DIO Implant LA Open on 24 April, her sixth win on the LPGA Tour, and the $225,000 prize. Her world ranking jumped six places, from 12 to 6, which is where she ranked at the end of 2021. She had missed the cut in her previous tournament the week before at the Lotte Championship, but won by five strokes over Hannah Green. She had a six-stroke lead after the 17th hole with a chance to tie the tournament record at 268, but bogeying the 18th made it a 269. With a four-stroke lead going into the final round, her new ball position and swing change that weekend from a new coach, helped her miss only four fairways and seven greens.

Amateur wins 2015 IMG Academy Junior World Championship, Kanto Junior Championship, Faldo Series Asia Japan Championship 2016 Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, Kanto Amateur Championship, Ciputra World Junior Championship, IMG Academy Junior World Championship

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Professional wins (12) LPGA Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)124 Jun 2018Walmart NW Arkansas Championship64-65-63=192−216 strokes Austin Ernst300,00024 Nov 2018Toto Japan Classic66-69-67=202−142 strokes Carlota Ciganda Saki Nagamine Momoko Ueda225,000331 Mar 2019Kia Classic69-70-64-67=270−183 strokes Danielle Kang Ko Jin-young Azahara Muñoz Inbee Park Park Sung-hyun270,000411 Jul 2021Marathon Classic61-69-64=194−196 strokes Elizabeth Szokol Mina Harigae300,000526 Sep 2021Walmart NW Arkansas Championship (2)65-65-67=197−161 stroke Ji Eun-hee Minjee Lee345,000624 Apr 2022DIO Implant LA Open67-68-67-67=269−155 strokes Hannah Green225,00079 Nov 2025Toto Japan Classic (2) 65-68-68=201−15Playoff Yuna Araki315,000 Co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Japan Tour. Reduced to 54 holes due to weather.

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–4) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12018Kingsmill Championship Chun In-gee Ariya JutanugarnJutanugarn won with birdie on second extra holeChun eliminated by birdie on first hole22018KPMG Women's PGA Championship Park Sung-hyun Ryu So-yeonPark won with birdie on second extra hole.Hataoka eliminated by par on first extra hole.32020Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Gaby López Inbee ParkLópez won with birdie on seventh extra hole Park eliminated by par on third hole42021U.S. Women's Open Yuka Saso Tied two-hole aggregate playoffSaso won with birdie on third playoff hole: Hataoka: 4-4=8 (E), 4, Saso: 4-4=8 (E), 352025Toto Japan Classic Yuna ArakiWon with par on first extra hole

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up12 Oct 2016Japan Women's Open Golf Championship70-72-70-68=280−4 1 stroke Kotone Hori224 Sep 2017Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women's Open Golf Tournament74-64-65=203−134 strokes Lee Ji-hee 31 Oct 2017Japan Women's Open Golf Championship67-68-68-65=268−208 strokes Jiyai Shin44 Nov 2018Toto Japan Classic66-69-67=202−142 strokes Carlota Ciganda Saki Nagamine Momoko Ueda515 Sep 2019Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup69-67-67-67=270−188 strokes Shanshan Feng Aoi Ohnishi66 Oct 2019Japan Women's Open Golf Championship67-67-67-69=270−184 strokes Eri Okayama Ryu So-yeon79 Nov 2025Toto Japan Classic65-68-68=201–15Playoff Yuna Araki Hataoka won the 2016 Japan Women's Open Golf Championship as an amateur. Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour. Tournaments in bold denotes major tournaments in LPGA of Japan Tour.

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026Chevron ChampionshipT48T39T7T67T17T37T13T52CUTU.S. Women's OpenT10CUTT232T28T4T44CUTT6Women's PGA ChampionshipCUTT2T14T3CUTT5T47CUTT36T15The Evian ChampionshipT16CUTNTT15T3CUTT59WDWomen's British OpenCUTCUTT64T26T7T11T37T33T44

CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew NT = no tournament T = tied

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeChevron Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 8U.S. Women's Open 0 1 0 2 4 5 9 7Women's PGA Championship 0 1 1 3 3 5 10 7The Evian Championship 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 4Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 7Totals 0 2 2 6 10 18 44 33 Most consecutive cuts made – 13 (2021 Women's British Open – 2024 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary Year Tournaments played Cuts made * Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best finish Earnings($) Moneylist rank Scoring average Scoringrank2016110000T50n/an/a74.00n/a201719800001537,85214072.671372018242122 0 1111,454,261570.10102019201612 161917,2731870.3118202012120215T2854,024570.11520212116220511,901,081 370.462520222524100711,402,138 1369.9414202323220117T21,988,216870.169202426210016T3956,5863770.973020252321111811,579,9992069.928Totals^193 (2017) 161 (2017) 7 10 5 55 1 11,091,430 26 ^ Official as of 2025 season * Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Ranking Source 2017 44 2018 7 2019 6 2020 7 2021 6 2022 10 2023 17 2024 34 2025 18

Team appearances Amateur Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Japan): 2016 Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners)

Professional International Crown (representing Japan): 2018, 2023 Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018

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