SYLVANIA, Ohio — The 2021 Marathon LPGA Classic is in the books for another year.
Nasa Hataoka, who held a six-shot lead after the first three-rounds was named the winner on Sunday afternoon after rain forced the cancelation of the final round.
The LPGA made the decision around 4 p.m. after waiting all day for the weather to improve.
Elizabeth Szokol and Mina Harigae, both from the USA, finished tied for second at -13 under.
Throughout the day tournament officials were hopeful course conditions would improve but persistent rain made that impossible.
The LPGA says moving the final round to Monday was also not an option because the weather on Monday also doesn't appear favorable.
Fans returned to the course this year after last year's tournament was played without them due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Eight of the top 20 golfers in the world competed in the tournament, including defending champion Danielle Kang. Toledo-born Stacy Lewis was also in the field.
SUNDAY, ROUND 4
4:00
Japan's Nasa Hataoka, who had a six-shot lead after three rounds, is all smiles after learning that she was named the winner after rain forced the cancelation of the final round.
3:30
SATURDAY, ROUND 3
4:40
LPGA announces that because of the likelihood of rain in Sunday's weather forecast, the leaders will tee off at 9:20 a.m. on Sunday for the final round.
Nasa Hataoka has a 6-shot lead entering Sunday.
Through three rounds, Hataoka has set the 54-hole record for this tournament at -19.
FRIDAY, ROUND 2
PHOTOS: 2021 Marathon LPGA Classic | Round 2
6:15 p.m.
Nasa Hataoka bogeyed the 18th hole to card a 2-under 69 and leads by two shots at 12-under par. Mina Harigae is in solo second at 10-under.
Allison Lee and Elizabeth Szokol both shot 66 Thursday and are tied for third at -9.
5:30 p.m.
Hataoka is back where she started the day at 10-under par after back-to-back birdies at Nos. 14 and 15. She has a one-shot lead.
5:00 p.m.
Nasa Hataoka fell out of the lead for the first time since early Thursday after bogeying the par-4 13th hole. She fell back to 8-under, but made a bounce-back birdie at No. 14 to get back to -9.
Elizabeth Szokol shot a 66 to and is tied for the lead at 9-under.
Mina Harigae is also tied atop the leaderboard. She is 4-under on her round with seven holes to play.
4:15 p.m.
2020 champion Danielle Kang has one of the best rounds on the course to this point. She shot a sparkling 28 on the front nine and is 6-under for the day, 7-under for the tournament. She is playing No. 11.
Hataoka and Szokol remain tied for the lead at -9.
3:30 p.m.
We have co-leaders at the Marathon Classic. Elizabeth Szokol birdied the fourth hole, her 13th hole of the day, and is tied for the lead at 9-under par. Nasa Hataoka is 1-over on the day after shooting a 10-under 61 Thursday.
3:00 p.m.
Hataoka is holding onto a two-shot lead through six holes. Szokol has joined the group at 8-under. She is 4-under through 11 holes.
2:15 p.m.
Nasa Hataoka didn't make a bogey all day Thursday, but made one on her first hole Friday. She birdied the third and has a two-shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho and Gerina Piller, who are both 8-under.
1:15 p.m.
Stacy Lewis made a par on the ninth hole to finish with a 1-under 70. She is 4-under for the tournament, six shots off the lead. Hataoka (-10) tees off at 1:21.
12:10 p.m.
Gerina Piller has vaulted to solo third after making birdies at Nos. 12 and 13, and is three shots off the lead at 7-under. She has three holes left to play.
Native Toledoan Stacy Lewis is having another good day and sits in a tie for 10th at -5. She is 2-under on her round with four holes left.
11:00 a.m.
The best morning round on the course belongs to Yuka Saso, who made six birdies on her opening nine holes. She is 6-under par for the day and -6 for the tournament, four shots off the lead.
Also making a Friday charge is Alana Uriell, who is 5-under on the day and -6 overall. She is through 13.
Matilda Castren is in solo second at 8-under par. She is -3 for the round with three holes remaining.
THURSDAY, ROUND 1
PHOTOS: 2021 Marathon LPGA Classic | Round 1
6:30 p.m.
Nasa Hataoka will have a four-shot lead overnight after her 10-under 61. She will tee off Friday at 1:21 p.m. on the first hole.
Lauren Stephenson is in solo second place at -6. Five golfers are at -5.
Stacy Lewis finished with a first-round 3-under 68.
5:00 p.m.
2008 champion Paula Creamer is making some noise late Thursday. She birdied her first four holes on the back nine and is 3-under through 15.
Meanwhile, Stacy Lewis is -3 through 14.
4:20 p.m.
Lewis makes a birdie at No. 11 and moves to 4-under, 6 shots behind the leader. She is still bogey-free on the day.
3:00 p.m.
Stacy Lewis is off to a good start and stands at 2-under through her first six holes. She made birdie at the third and fourth holes.
2:15 p.m.
The best round on the course right now belongs to Lauren Coughlin, who is 3-under through eight holes.
1:45 p.m.
Toledo-born Stacy Lewis has her first round underway with a pair of pars. As usual, she has one of the largest crowds following her around the course.
1:00 p.m.
Nasa Hataoka made a par on No. 9, her 18th hole of the first round, to fire a 61 to post the early lead at 10-under. Her 61 is one stroke off the course record of 60, shot by Paula Creamer in 2008.
12:45 p.m.
Nasa Hataoka is the early leader as she tees off on the 8th hole, her 17th of the day, at 10-under par. She has a chance at the course record.
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