Hashimoto finished one shot ahead of Kelsey Bennett of
Australia (68) and the Thai duo of Kan Bunnabodee (66) and 54-hole leader
Natthakritta Vongtaveelap (72).
Her victory came one week after Keita Nakajima won the
Asia-Pacific Amateur and extended a big year for golf in Japan. Hideki
Matsuyama won the Masters, Tsubasa Kajitana won the Augusta National Women’s
Amateur and Mone Inami won a silver medal in the Olympic women’s golf
competition outside Tokyo.
Hashimoto finished at 16-under 272 to become the second
straight Japanese player to win the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific, which began
in 2018. Yuka Yasuda won in 2019, and the event was not held last year because
of the pandemic.
The victory earned Hashimoto a spot in the Women’s British Open and the Evian Championship next year. She also will be invited to play the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
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