SYLVANIA (AP) — Nasa Hataoka of Japan is the winner of the Marathon LPGA Classic.
The tournament was cut short to 54 holes when the final round at Highland Meadow was washed out.
The final round started at 7:00 a.m. to beat the rain.
That didn’t work. The rain was heavy. It flooded the greens.
And when the LPGA thought there might be a chance to resume play, the fairways were too drenched to be playable.
The LPGA has a major that starts Wednesday in France with the Evian Championship.
Hataoka picked up her fourth career LPGA title and first since 2019.
She opened a six-stroke lead Saturday, birdieing four of the last five holes for a 7-under 64 to give her a tournament-record 19-under 194 total.
Americans Elizabeth Szokol and Mina Harigae were tied for second.