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By Raquel Stevens
A fairytale finish for Western Australian, Hannah Green, winning her 7th LPGA tournament. Making the triumph more significant, the victory was also Green’s first with her pro-playing husband Jarryd Felton on her bag as caddie.
“Seven is my lucky number, it’s also one of my favourite clubs in the bag. To do it with Jarryd by my side was extra special. I had a good week last week but to say that I’m champion so early in the season, is kind of strange.”
The 29 year old returned to the winner’s circle again with an impressive total of 14-under-par 274. The 2024 Champion finished one stroke ahead of American, Auston Kim.
Minjee Lee, who had been co-leader with Green coming into Sunday’s final round, mixed three birdies with three bogeys for a frustrating even final round 72 and was tied for third with Angel Yin (71) and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (68) of France at 11-under 277.
Green set the pace early with a birdie on the first hole, signalling a “catch me if you can” intent to the chasing pack. Despite her outward composure, the 29-year-old admitted to feeling the weight of the moment.
“I feel that if you don’t experience nerves, there’s probably not enough care factor. I kind of just told Jarryd a couple times that I wasn’t feeling comfortable, and he said take a deep breath or just have something to eat or have even a sip of water.”
Hannah Green of Australia celebrates with the trophy on the 18th green after winning during Day Four of the HSBC Women’s World Championship 2026.
Kim remained in contention for much of the day, highlighted by an eagle on the 8th. Though she ultimately finished one stroke behind Green, the 25-year-old secured her fifth career top-five finish.
“I hit all these bad shots, and I didn’t feel like I had anything close to my A Game, but I was still able to pull off a result like this and play some really solid golf. Overall, I’m proud of myself.”
World No 4, Minjee Lee also kept the pressure on, recovering from a slow start on the front nine. Lee’s hopes were effectively dashed on the 16th—the same hole where a plaque commemorates Green’s memorable birdie from 2024.
“I think I’m proud of myself for sticking in there and still posting a score when I had to. Yeah, I feel like this sets up for a nice start to the year and a good year ahead. I feel like I can take away a lot more positives than negatives from this whole week.”
The final three holes at Tanjong are notoriously difficult, and the closing stretch provided much drama. Green battled through a mix of three birdies and three bogeys to cross the finish line.
“It’s a beast of a course, and you had to be switched on the entire time,” Green remarked.
Even with a four-shot lead at one stage, the pressure was palpable. Husband and caddy Jarryd Felton noted the shift in momentum.
Hannah Green of Australia is congratulated by Stephanie Kyriacou, Grace Kim and Karis Davidson of Australia on the 18th green after winning during Day Four of the HSBC Women’s World Championship 2026.
“You can kind of get a little bit comfortable when you’ve got a four-shot lead. And then Hannah made birdie, and we made bogey to go back to two, and I think that really kind of spurred her on the next hole to get a good shot there and make the birdie, and kind of get on with it a bit.”
Though Green admitted her finish wasn’t perfect, stating “Bogey bogey is not ideal,” her lead was sufficient to close the door on the field.
“It was absolutely a team effort out there today and last two weeks, really. It’s very special to be able to share the 7th win, my favourite number, with my husband.”
It also looks like hubby will be back on the bag very soon.
“I’m playing two more events in Australia, the Australian Open he will be caddying for me then. Hopefully all continues to go well because it’s
working very nice right now.”
As has become tradition, fellow Aussies Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou and Karis Davidson converged on the 18th green to shower the champion with champagne after Green embraced Lee and her hubby before chugging some bubbles herself.
“It’ kind of crazy,” Green beamed.
When asked how they’ll celebrate tonight, Green’s husband said, ‘there will be a few beers on the midnight flight home to Perth tonight.”
Minjee Lee of Australia and her caddie Michael Paterson line up a putt on the fourth green during Day Four of the HSBC Women’s World Championship 2026.
While the spotlight was on Green and Lee, other Australians showed grit in the intense heat. 23 year old Cassie Porter (74,70,71,68) made her first Top 25 finishing in 18th position. Karis Davidson (73,69,70,77) finished 47th, Grace Kim (73, 74,73,68) 56th spot, Robyn Choi (73,72,76,73) finished 60th, and Steph Kyriacou (74, 78,77,82) finished in 71st spot.
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, who won last week’s tournament in her native Thailand, shot 73 and was two-under 287 and tied for 31st. She was one shot behind defending champion Lydia Ko, who had a 72.
The 72-player, no-cut tournament was the second of three stops on the LPGA’s early year Asian swing, with the final one next week at Hainan Island, China.
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