Australia’s Hannah Green has become the first woman to win a 72-hole mixed gender tournament on any of the world’s leading golf tours, when she romped to a four-shot victory in the TPS Murray River at Cobram Barooga Golf Club in New South Wales.
Major championship winner Green showed she was ready for another big year on the LPGA Tour as she overcame gusty conditions and a clutch of male rivals to shoot a closing a five-under-par 66 and finish at 20 under par.
The 25-year-old world No.30 started the final round in a four-way tie for the lead with Andrew Evans, Matthew Millar and Blake Collyer, but separated herself when she chipped in for eagle on the par-5 10th hole to go three clear and never looked back.
The tournament was part of the Webex Players Series which was introduced at the start of 2021 and has men and women competing in the same field – from adjusted tees – for the same prize purse and one trophy as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour schedules. The best previous finish by a woman in a Webex Players Series event had been Su Oh’s tie for third at TPS Victoria last year.
“It feels amazing,” Green said. “I wasn’t going to play here after winning last week’s Vic Open. I was going to go home to Perth, but I think things happen for a reason. Hopefully I can continue this momentum for the rest of my season. I want to be in the top 10 in the world and I think I can achieve that.”
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