Hataoka and Yang Tied for Lead in LPGA Finale
With $2 Million Prize on the Line, Final Round Promises High-Stakes Competition
- Nasa Hataoka and Amy Yang are tied for the lead in the CME Group Tour Championship with 18 holes left and $2 million on the line.
- Both players are at 21-under 195, within two shots of the tournament record.
- Alison Lee, who came into the LPGA finale with a Ladies European Tour win and two runner-up finishes on the LPGA Tour, is three shots behind.
- Yang will be trying to win in America for the first time, while Hataoka has six LPGA titles, all within the last five years.
- The 60 players who qualified for the final event of the LPGA Tour only have to win at Tiburon Golf Club to claim the $2 million prize, matching the richest in women’s golf equal to the U.S. Women’s Open.