Hannah Green (golfer)

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Hannah Green
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Green in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28)
Perth, Western Australia
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) ALPG Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour6
ALPG Tour4
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship T8: 2022
Women's PGA C'ship Won: 2019
U.S. Women's Open T12: 2025
Women's British Open T16: 2019
Evian Championship T30: 2019
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour
Rookie of the Year
2017
Greg Norman Medal 2019, 2024

Hannah Green (born 20 December 1996) is an Australian professional golfer and winner of the 2019 Women's PGA Championship.

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Early life

Green was born in Perth, Western Australia.

Education

Green attended Como Secondary College and was in the golf academy at the school.

Career

Green turned professional in 2016. She plays on the LPGA Tour and ALPG Tour.

Green has two pro-am wins on the ALPG Tour. She played on the Symetra Tour in 2017, winning three times, finishing second on the money list and won the Rookie of the Year award. She earned her 2018 LPGA Tour card as a result.

In June 2019, Green won her first major (and first LPGA Tour event), the Women's PGA Championship, by one stroke over defending champion Park Sung-hyun. It was the first wire-to-wire win at the Women's PGA Championship since Yani Tseng in 2011 and the first major win by an Australian since Karrie Webb at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship. [1] In winning the event, Green also became only the third Australian woman to win a major, after Webb and Jan Stephenson. [2]

Before her maiden victory on the LPGA Tour, Green's best finish was third place at the 2018 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. [3] [4] and her best major finish was a tied for 16th at the 2018 ANA Inspiration. [5]

On 1 September 2019, Green won her second LPGA Tour event at the Cambia Portland Classic, [6] while in December 2019 she was awarded the Greg Norman Medal. [7] In February 2020, she was jointly awarded the 2019 Western Australian Sports Star of the Year with Australian rules football star, Nat Fyfe. [8]

On 4–7 August 2021, Green represented Australia in women's individual golf event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo together with Minjee Lee. She scored −13 across the four rounds and finished fifth [9]

Green is the ambassador for the Como Golf academy.

Amateur wins

Source: [10]

Professional wins (13)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
123 Jun 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship 68-69-70-72=279−91 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hyun 577,500
21 Sep 2019 Cambia Portland Classic 64-63-73-67=267−211 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Yealimi Noh 195,000
330 Apr 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship 68-69-69-69=275−9Playoff Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Xiyu
450,000
43 Mar 2024 HSBC Women's World Championship 74-67-67-67=275–131 stroke Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier 270,000
528 Apr 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship (2)67-69-70-66=272−123 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Maja Stark 562,500
620 Oct 2024 BMW Ladies Championship 64-64-70-71=269–191 stroke Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier 330,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Xiyu
Won with par on second extra hole

Symetra Tour wins (3)

ALPG Tour wins (4)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
2019 Women's PGA Championship 1 shot lead−9 (68-69-70-72=279)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hyun

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
Chevron Championship T16CUTT62T14T8CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open T34T40T62T28T13T16T12
Women's PGA Championship CUT1T23CUTT5T68T2468
The Evian Championship CUTT30NTT31CUTT44CUT
Women's British Open T55T16T29T48T35CUTCUTCUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship 00001384
U.S. Women's Open 00000377
Women's PGA Championship 10022486
The Evian Championship 00000063
Women's British Open 00000185
Totals10023113725

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made *
Wins (Majors)2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2016 110000T20n/an/a71.00n/a
2017 110001T7n/an/a71.75n/a
2018 241400113244,4747372.36105
2019 2319200411,043,5371271.4561
2020 14130101T2442,8432271.3427
2021 181601242580,2273670.4524
2022 2121011921,175,0481869.8211
2023 2116100311,027,8122470.6129
2024 2016310612,074,873970.236
Totals^141 (2018)115 (2018)6442816,588,81461

^ Official as of 2024 season [11] [12] [13]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking
Source
2015344 [14]
2016408 [15]
2017200 [16]
2018143 [17]
201922 [18]
202018 [19]
202126 [20]
202219 [21]
202328 [22]
20246 [23]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Recognition

References

  1. "Green, 22, hangs on to win her 1st LPGA major". ESPN. Associated Press. 24 June 2019.
  2. Wildie, Tom (16 July 2019). "Golfer Hannah Green adjusts to newfound fame after Women's PGA Championship win". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. "Saturday's golf: Hannah Green holds on to lead at Women's PGA Championship". The Detroit News. Associated Press. 22 June 2019.
  4. Levins, Keely (20 June 2019). "The leader of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship was very unprepared for the weather". Golf Digest.
  5. "Hannah Green Leads by 3 Strokes at the Women's P.G.A. Championship". The New York Times. Agence France-Presse. 22 June 2019.
  6. "Hannah Green uses major experience to win again on LPGA Tour". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 2 September 2019.
  7. "Hannah Green wins Greg Norman Medal". Golf Australia. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. "Sportstar". SportWest. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 "Hannah Green". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  11. "Hannah Green stats". LPGA. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  12. "Hannah Green results". LPGA. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  13. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  19. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  20. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  21. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  22. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  23. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
  24. Williamson, Lauren (16 October 2019). "The Winners Of The 2019 Women In Sport Awards". Australian Women's Health. Retrieved 17 October 2019.