FORD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY WILD HORSE PASS

March 28, 2026

Nasa Hataoka

Whirlwind Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Pleased to be joined by Nasa after her third round at the Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass.

Hole-in-one on hole 15 today. Kind of talk about what club you were hitting, how far it was, and did you see it go in?

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, that was my fifth hole-in-one on LPGA Tour. Me and Greg talk about it was in between club, like between 50 degree and pitching wedge, and I am glad to pick pitching wedge. And then, good call, Greg.

Q. With the hole-in-one $20,000 gets donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital as part of the CME Group Cares Challenge. Talk about what this program means and how cool it is to be able to donate that money.

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, I think this is such a nice system and I'm glad to donate to the St. Jude's, all the kids.

Q. And last one: After making a hole-in-one a lot of emotions, a lot of excitement. How do you calm down and just finish your round and make sure you put up a good score after that?

NASA HATAOKA: I drank almost bottle of water after hole-in-one, take a big breath. Yeah, still three more holes to go, so I made birdie on 17, so, yeah, that was good.

Q. Making an ace on No. 15 you are going to win a 2026 Ford Bronco Badlands. What do you plan on doing with the car? Keeping it? Gifting it to your mom? What's the plan?

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, really want to keep that cool car. We just talk about I want to get a new car during practice round. It's because car right next to the tee box. So I'm very glad to get that cool car.

Q. Drive back to Lake Nona?

NASA HATAOKA: Yeah, I think so.