Nasa Hataoka carded a 7-under 281 total to finish in seventh place after Sunday's final round of the inaugural LPGA Mediheal Championship won by New Zealand's Lydia Ko.
Hataoka shot five birdies over two bogeys for a 3-under 69 on the last day at Lake Merced Golf Club, landing the 19-year-old rookie in a four-way tie for seventh and her best result on the tour to date.
"It's disappointing that I couldn't do better on the back nine. I was thinking that I had to go all out today, so I think I started out well," Hataoka said.