HANNO, Saitama — Ayaka Watanabe, playing her best to meet the challenge of high school amateur Nasa Hataoka, rode that pride to her second win this season on the Japan women’s golf tour and third of her career.
Watanabe shot a 6-under 66 in the final round Sunday of the Hisako Higuchi Ponta Ladies to pull away to a four-shot victory, finishing at 11-under 205 to earn the top prize of ¥12.6 million.