Erika Hara (21 = Nippon Express), the Japan Women’s Open champion, won the second consecutive major national victory. With strong wind, 3 birdies and 2 bogies, 71, they added 10 under. He kept the lead from day one by one hit to second place.

With enough “total focus” to forget about eating nutritious rice balls during the round, he won two major national victories a year, comparable to Hinako Shibuno and Nasa Hataoka of the same golden generation.

I was inspired by a strong against. “I’ll definitely come up with a pair!” Hara said enthusiastically. On this day, the final 18th par 4 of the difficulty of the players who lowered the score continued. With 158 yards remaining, on the second shot of the pitch, he raised the number by two and grabbed the 5-iron. I managed to get him to the right 15 yards from the pin 5 yards to the left. The birdie putt was shortened 2 meters, but when he par-saved, he naturally struck a gutsy pose.

The field, which was calm, struck him with fangs. A wind of more than 5 meters was blowing. “Since my chest is easy to open, I tried to lower my chest.” Iron lifted first, kept the ball low and tried to control his shots. It’s nice to have “full focus” stacking one shot at a time, but it’s too much. 2 in the first half, 2 in the middle of the round, 2 in the second half. I always eat rice balls, but this day I forgot to eat four. “In the end, it’s over. I have to eat well tomorrow and feed my brain,” he laughed.

I dream often. Before this tournament. “When I went upstairs, there was a bathroom and God was in it,” he laughed. God is a good sign. To a great national conquest after the Women’s Open in Japan. Last year, Shibuno won the Salon Pass Cup and the British Women’s Open, and Hataoka won the Japan Women’s Pro and the Japan Women’s Open. The opportunity has come to be on par with the pioneers of the same golden generation.

◆ National major 2 wins or more per year If Hara is achieved, she will be the 15th person (10th Japanese) since last year’s Nasa Hataoka (Japan Women’s Pro, Japan Women’s Open). Only Shin Jie has recorded three wins a year (Salon Pass Cup, Japan Women’s Pro, Ricoh Cup) in 2018.