CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 21, 2025

Nasa Hataoka

Tiburon Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. All right, you've always seemed to play very well here. What do you like about this course? What is it?

NASA HATAOKA: I'm not sure, but I love this golf course.

Q. Yeah.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah.

Q. How many times have you played here? Do you remember?

NASA HATAOKA: I think this is my eighth time, yeah.

Q. What's your best memory looking back?

NASA HATAOKA: 2021, yeah, against Jin Young final round. It was fun memory.

Q. Yeah. And what's it like coming into this tournament with a win?

NASA HATAOKA: It's going to be low score every year, so, yeah, trying to keep positive and trying to hit every single shot.

Q. Do you like tournaments where there is low scores or do you like...

NASA HATAOKA: I like low score, yeah.

Q. Compared to...

NASA HATAOKA: Trying to make many birdies.

Q. Yes, compared to a major where it's tough.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, I like major setting, like winning score about 10-under. I like this one, too.

Q. Yeah. And is it something about the way the course is set up or the greens here that you really like?

NASA HATAOKA: I feel a little bit softer than last past years, so, yeah, stay aggressive for that.

Q. Yeah. And after you won in Japan, what's it like to come here with that win?

NASA HATAOKA: A little bit confident, more confident, but still three days, became three days tournament. Yeah, top player didn't play TOTO, so, yeah I really want to win this tournament just because all the top 60 players playing this week.

Q. Yeah.

NASA HATAOKA: So it's going to be so exciting.

Q. And winning, have you had a chance to reflect on how the win made you feel?

NASA HATAOKA: Like my team will be so happy. I'm happy, too.

Q. What was it like flying over here with the win? Like coming back over here after you won?

NASA HATAOKA: I'm not sure. Still, yeah, I want to win the major next year, so just keep doing my like practice, everything, swing, yeah.