Golf: Hataoka beats Araki in playoff to win shortened Toto Japan Classic

Japan's Nasa Hataoka beat compatriot Yuna Araki in a two-way playoff to win the Toto Japan Classic on Sunday after the final round was canceled due to bad weather, shortening the tournament to 54 holes.The pair led at 15-under 201 after three rounds at the par-72 Seta Golf Club in Shiga Prefecture, and Hataoka saved a par against Araki's bogey in the first playoff round to claim the tournament, jointly sanctioned by the U.S. LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour."I'm really relieved to have won (on the U.S. tour) for the first time in three years," said Hataoka after her seventh victory on the …READ FULL ARTICLE