Inami wins LPGA Japan Classic after Hataoka collapse

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mone Inami got her game together at just the right time to win the LPGA Japan Classic on Sunday, as overnight co-leader Nasa Hataoka imploded.

Inami, who beat New Zealand’s Lydia Ko in a playoff to finish second behind American Nelly Korda at the Tokyo Games two years ago, said she had been “struggling” heading into the LPGA event co-sanctioned by Japan’s JLPGA Tour.