Lydia Ko sent a sweet message to Nasa Hataoka on winning the 2025 Toto Japan Classic. The LPGA Tour event, which was scheduled to end on Sunday, Nov. 9, had its final round suspended due to inclement weather as the golf course became unplayable.

The third-round leaders, Yuwa Araki and Hataoka, then competed in a playoff to determine the winner. Nasa Hataoka finally clinched the title on the first playoff hole.

Lydia Ko reshared an LPGA Tour post about Hataoka’s win on her Instagram Story and praised the Japanese golfer in the caption.

“Love waking up to see that Nasa Hataoka had won,” Ko wrote.

It was Hataoka’s seventh win on the LPGA Tour and also her first one in three years. Before this, she won in 2022 at the Dio Implant LA Open.

She opened up about breaking her winless drought in the post-round press conference on Sunday. Hataoka said (via ASAP Sports):

“So it’s been three years and a half as you said so it was kind of long drought for me so I had a struggle, but my team and my sponsors, like fans, they’re supporting me quite a lot. That’s why I could win this tournament this week.”

Nasa Hataoka started her campaign at the Toto Japan Classic 2025 with an opening round of 65 and then carded a second round of 68. She carded another round of 68 to settle in 15-under.

Meanwhile, Lydia Ko is having a good time away from the greens these days. She last played in the Maybank Championship, held in Malaysia.

Lydia Ko reflects on her recent outing at the Maybank Championship 2025

Earlier this month, Lydia Ko shared a few pictures of her outing at the Maybank Championship 2025. She had an amazing time playing in the event and settled in a tie for ninth place. She shared a few pictures of her outing along with the caption:

“Malaysia was 🔥🥵 but regardless loved being back and thankful for all the support!”

Lydia Ko started the campaign at the tournament with an opening round of 66 and then carded 70 in the second round. She played the final two rounds of 68 to settle in the T9 place.

Earlier this season on the LPGA Tour, she won the HSBC Women’s World Championship. Ko started her 2025 season at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. She played the four rounds of 73, 67, 65, and 70 and settled in solo sixth place.

She had some other notable finishes this season as well, including T6 at the Ford Championship, T11 at the Mizuho Americas Open, and T12 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.