Golf Australia – August 2019

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HANNAH GREEN

GREEN’S HIGHLIGHTS:

• Despite an opening-round 76 and third-round 77, Green
  managed a solid T34th fi nish at the US Women’s Open
  in late May before a disappointing missed cut in her next
  start at the Meijer LPGA Classic. Having the weekend
  off did, however, allow the West Australian to work on
  her game in the lead up to the KPMG Women’s PGA
  Championship held at Hazeltine National Golf Club. The
  22-year-old took the lead on day one with a four-under
  68 and never lost top spot on the leaderboard. A steady
  even-par 72 on Sunday delivered her maiden LPGA Tour
  victory and Australia’s fi rst women’s major since Karrie
  Webb claimed the 2006 Kraft Nabisco.


• With her victory, Green became the fi rst wire-to-wire winner of an LPGA major
  since 2011, holding off Sung Hyun Park, who birdied the 72nd hole to put the
  pressure on the former Karrie Webb scholarship winner. A clutch birdie at the tough
  16th hole allowed Green a one-shot lead as she played the 18th hole, where an up
  and down from the greenside bunker for apar
  and nine-under tournament total secured
  the trophy. Green was showered with
  beer by her fellow Australians, including
  Webb, Su Oh and current winners of
  the same scholarship she received in
  2015, Grace Kim and Becky Kay.


• After the high of making Australian golf
  history, Green withdrew from the LPGA
  Tour’s next event to return to Perth and celebrate with family and
  friends, as well as her fellow members at Mount Lawley Golf Club.


• Green’s victory came on an historic day for Australian women’s sport, with
  Ash Barty climbing to the top of the world tennis rankings, while surfer
  Sally Fitzgibbons did likewise with a victory of her own. Green’s major win
  netted her US$577,500, eclipsing her previous career earnings from her
  fi rst year-and-a-half on the LPGA Tour.

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