US Women’s Open: Nasa Hataoka of Japan Takes the Lead at Pebble Beach

Nasa Hataoka of Japan, who finished second at the US Women’s Open in 2021 and the Women’s PGA Championship in 2018, leads the US Women’s Open third-round leaderboard. She stands at -7, closely followed by A Corpuz of the US at -6, and H Kim of Korea and B Tardy of the US at -4. Others include J Shin and H Ryu of Korea at -2.

Additional players include E C Hull of England, R Zhang of the US at +1; L Maguire of Ireland, B Law of England, and B Henderson of Canada at +3; A Donegan of Ireland at +4; G Dryburgh of Scotland at +8; J Ewart and C Thomas of England at +10 and +12, respectively. The full leaderboard is available for further details.

Going into the final round of the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach, Hataoka leads with a one-shot advantage following a six-under-par 66 on Saturday. The 24-year-old is now at seven under, ahead of American Allisen Corpuz, who had a bogey on the 18th hole to finish with a 71.

Only a handful of players, 11 in total, shot under-par rounds in the challenging coastal conditions, resulting in a mere six players under par for the tournament.

Tied for seventh place on level par is England’s Charley Hull after she posted a 71. Hull, aged 27, managed two birdies on the front nine but lost shots at the 11th and 16th holes. She recovered with a birdie at the final hole to conclude the day under par.

Hataoka, a two-time runner-up in a major, including the 2021 US Women’s Open where she lost in a playoff to fellow Japanese Yuka Saso, marked her dominance by being the only player to go through Saturday’s round without a bogey. She made two birdies on the front nine and ascended the leaderboard with four more at the 10th, 13th, 16th, and 17th holes.

Corpuz, 25, who is vying for her first major and has a previous best finish of 24th at the US Women’s Open, narrowly missed a birdie putt at the 17th. She then lost a shot at the final hole due to a fairway bunker chip-out.

Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea ended with a 73 and shares third place on four under with American Bailey Tardy, who led surprisingly after the second round but finished with a 75 this round. The remaining players under par are South Korea’s Jiyai Shin (70) and Hae Ran Ryu (73), trailing by two shots at two under.

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• US Women’s Open official site
• Nasa Hataoka’s profile on LPGA
• Allisen Corpuz’s profile on LPGA
• Pebble Beach Golf Links
• Charley Hull’s profile on LPGA
• Bailey Tardy’s profile on LPGA