A tournament-low final-day 65 from Nasa Hataoka rocketed her up the leaderboard Sunday, but it proved too little, too late as Australian Hannah Green won the Women's PGA Championship title.
Hataoka fired seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Hazeltine National Golf Club to land in a 2-under six-way tie for 14th, her 40-place Sunday improvement somewhat offsetting a disappointing first three days.
Green's even-par final round was just enough to secure the 22-year-old her first major and first LPGA title at 9-under, one shot in front of South Korea's defending champion Park Sung Hyun.