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Nasa Hataoka won the DIO Implant LA Open in a runaway, winning by 5-shots over Hannah Green. It seemed like Hataoka hit the dead center of every fairway and the win is her sixth on the LPGA Tour. During the telecast the announcers said she was working on turning her body more in her swing, and that swing thought was definitely working.
She also made a lot of putts, and this eagle putt on the 15th pretty much finished the tournament on the 15th:
JUST STUNNING 😮@nasagolf7355's hot putter continues and drains an eagle on 15! pic.twitter.com/UQpOpNrzdQ
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 25, 2022
In the LPGA Golf Pool, Steve Schankula and Derek Lindeman each scored 38 points, to be the top point-earners for the week.
Points for DIO Implant LA Open
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasa Hataoka | 15 |
| 2 | Hannah Green | 10 |
| 3 | Madelene Sagstrom | 9 |
| 3 | Minjee Lee | 9 |
| 3 | Inbee Park | 9 |
| 6 | Hye-Jin Choi | 6 |
| 6 | Sei Young Kim | 6 |
| 6 | Chella Choi | 6 |
| 6 | Haeji Kang | 6 |
| 10 | Marina Alex | 2 |
| 10 | Yealimi Noh | 2 |
| 10 | Yu Liu | 2 |
| 10 | Lilia Vu | 2 |
Here is an example of a player reacting like they think the putt is not going in. Inbee Park no doubt thinks the putt is missing to the right… :
Did she know it was going in? 🤔
Regardless, a birdie for Inbee Park! pic.twitter.com/dURtXffHnB
— LPGA (@LPGA) April 25, 2022
Celine Boutier also tried to hit a super flop shot from the rough, only to have her club go under the ball. I am looking for video of it and will post if I ever find it.
Here are the final round highlights from LPGA.com: