CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 23, 2025

Nasa Hataoka

Tiburon Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Joining me today after the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship is Nasa Hataoka. You played really, really well this week. Obviously won at TOTO a few weeks back. Talk about your season as a whole.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, especially after AIG Open my confident came back and I finally won TOTO Classic, so I'm very happy of that result this year.

Q. We heard that you're playing in the JLPGA major next week.

NASA HATAOKA: Uh-huh.

Q. Talk about why you made that decision.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, I have decided last week, and, yeah, I'm playing really good right now so, yeah, I want to play another tournament.

Q. What's the difference between playing here in America on the LPGA versus playing in Japan as a Japanese player?

NASA HATAOKA: I'm not sure. But, yeah, so many Japanese player came on LPGA this year, 13 players, so I'm really happy of that and, yeah, I hope all the Japanese player playing good on Tour.

Q. Obviously you still have one more week before officially going into the offseason. What are you going to be focused on on the offseason and do you have any fun plans?

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, my first tournament will be Tournament of Champion next year so I don't have a lot of time for first event. Yeah, I will keep focus on my short game during the offseason.