Hannah Green (golfer)

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Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 29)
Perth, Western Australia
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationality Australia
SpouseJarryd Felton
Hannah Green
Green in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 29)
Perth, Western Australia
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationality Australia
SpouseJarryd Felton
Career
Turned professional2016
Current toursALPG Tour
LPGA Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour8
Ladies European Tour2
ALPG Tour6
Epson Tour3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron ChampionshipT7: 2026
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 2019
U.S. Women's OpenT12: 2025
Women's British OpenT16: 2019
Evian ChampionshipT30: 2019
Achievements and awards
Symetra Tour
Rookie of the Year
2017
Greg Norman Medal2019, 2024

Hannah Green (born 20 December 1996) is an Australian professional golfer who plays in LPGA Tour, Ladies European Tour and WPGA Tour of Australasia events. She has won seventeen professional titles, including eight on the LPGA Tour, with one major—the 2019 Women's PGA Championship.

Green was born in Perth, Western Australia, and won several amateur titles, including the Victorian Women's Amateur Championship. She turned professional in 2016 and the following year won three events on the Symetra Tour, earning herself an LPGA Tour Card. In 2019, Green's victory at the 2019 Women's PGA Championship was both her first major and first title on the LPGA Tour. Her win also made her the third Australian woman to achieve victory at one of the sport's major events. In 2025, Green helped Australia win the International Crown for the first time, and in 2026, she won three consecutive tournaments, including a first-ever victory on the Ladies European Tour.

1996–2015: Early life and amateur career

Hannah Green was born on 20 December 1996 in Perth, Western Australia.[1] Her father played golf, and she took up the sport aged nine after hitting with his clubs. She grew up playing golf at Mt Lawley Golf Club near her home city.[2] Green later attended Como Secondary College and was in the golf academy at the school. She intentionally chose the college as she knew they would allow her to take time off to attend tournaments.[3] In 2012, she was a member of the Australian team that defeated New Zealand 34.5–13.5 in the Trans Tasman Cup, an amateur team competition between the two nations.[4] In 2014, she won the WA Amateur Championship,[5] and the Dunes Medal.[6] In 2015, Green helped Australia secure victory at the Astor Trophy, a tournament featuring teams from the Commonwealth.[7] She also won the Karrie Webb scholarship, which gave her financial support for travel expenses as well as coaching from Karrie Webb.[1] That year, she won the Victorian Women's Amateur Championship,[8] and, while still playing as an amateur, finished second in the Handa New Zealand Women's Open Championship behind world number one Lydia Ko.[9]

2016–2021: Turning professional and first major triumph

Green turned professional in 2016,[1] and recorded two pro-am wins that year: Pennant Hills Pro Am and the Hope Island Pro Am.[10] The following year, she played on the Symetra Tour, winning three times, at the Sara Bay Classic,[11] the Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout,[12] and the IOA Golf Classic.[13] After twelve top-10 finishes, she finished second on the money list and won the Rookie of the Year award. She earned her 2018 LPGA Tour card as a result.[14] Green made her major championship debut at the 2018 ANA Inspiration, finishing in a tie for 16th place.[15] During the 2018 LPGA Tour, she made the cut at 14 out of 24 events, recording one top-10 finish.[16] That came at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open, where she finished third, four shots behind champion Ko Jin-young.[17]

In February 2019, Green finished tied-10th at the Handa Women's Australian Open.[18] In June, she 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.[19][20] At the start of the tournament, held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota, Green was ranked 114th in the world.[21] Her victory made her the third Australian woman to win a major, after Webb and Jan Stephenson.[22] Her previous best major finish had been the tied for 16th she recorded at the 2018 ANA Inspiration.[23]

On 1 September 2019, Green won her second LPGA Tour event at the Cambia Portland Classic. She had held a five-stroke advantage after the conclusion of the second round before trailing Yealimi Noh by one stroke at the end of the third. In the final round, a par on the 18th hole for Green coupled with a bogey for Noh gave Green the title.[24] She finished tied-10th at the Toto Japan Classic,[25] and in December, Green was awarded the Greg Norman Medal.[26] In February 2020, she was jointly awarded the 2019 Western Australian Sports Star of the Year with Australian rules football player, Nat Fyfe.[27] Over the course of the 2020 LPGA Tour, Green made the cut at thirteen of the fourteen events that she entered with one top-10 finish.[28] That was achieved at the CME Group Tour Championship, where she finished in a tie for second, five strokes behind Ko Jin-young.[29]

In April 2021, Green finished joint runner-up at the HSBC Women's World Championship, bogeying her final two holes to finish one shot behind South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim,[30] before finishing tied-3rd at the Hugel-Air Premia LA Open.[31] In June, she recorded a tied-3rd-place finish at the LPGA Mediheal Championship.[32] In August 2021, Green represented Australia in the women's individual event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She scored 13-under-par in total and finished fifth overall.[33] On the 2021 LPGA Tour, Green made the cut at 16 of the 18 tournaments that she entered and posted four top-10 finishes.[28]

2022–2026: International Crown triumph and further LPGA Tour victories

In February 2022, Green claimed a six-shot victory at the Women's Victorian Open,[34] before winning the TPS Murray River tournament. Her triumph in the latter made her the first woman to win a 72-hole mixed gender event on a leading tour.[35] In March, she finished tied-6th at the HSBC Women's World Championship,[36] and in April, she finished in a tie for eighth at the Chevron Championship.[37] Later that month, at the DIO Implant LA Open, Green finished in second position, five strokes behind Nasa Hataoka.[38] In May, she led the Palos Verdes Championship by one stroke following the conclusion of the penultimate round, but eventually finished in a tie for fifth after making four bogeys during her final round.[39] She also finished tied-5th at the Women's PGA Championship in June.[40] In September, she finished tied-3rd at the AmazingCre Portland Classic,[41] and in November, she posted a tied-4th finish at the Pelican Women's Championship.[42] During the 2022 LPGA Tour season, Green made the cut at all 21 events that she entered and recorded nine top-10 finishes.[28]

In May 2023, Green was victorious at the JM Eagle LA Championship after defeating Aditi Ashok and Lin Xiyu in a playoff. It was her third LPGA Tour title.[43] Later that month, she represented Australia at the International Crown and helped them overcome Sweden 3–0 in the semi-finals,[44] before losing to Thailand by the same scoreline in the final.[45] In August, she finished tied-4th at the CPKC Women's Open,[46] and in October, she finished seventh at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.[47] On the 2023 LPGA Tour, Green made the cut at 16 of the 21 events in which she competed and recorded three top-10 finishes.[28]

In March 2024, Green triumphed at the HSBC Women's World Championship to earn her fourth LPGA Tour title. She made a birdie on the final hole to clinch a one-stroke victory from Céline Boutier.[48] The following month, she claimed another LPGA title, after securing a three-shot victory at the JM Eagle LA Championship to successfully defend the title she had won a year previously.[49] Following her victory, she rose ten places in the world rankings to a career-high of eighth.[50] In May, after finishing runner-up to Nelly Korda at the Mizuho Americas Open,[51] she reached number five in the rankings.[52] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Green finished in a tie for fourth, one shot away from the bronze-medal position. It was the best ever finish by an Australian in an Olympic golf event.[53] In October, she secured her third LPGA title of the year, with a one-stroke triumph over Boutier at the BMW Ladies Championship.[54] Green made the cut at 16 of the 20 events that she entered on the 2024 LPGA Tour and posted six top-10 finishes.[28] At the end of the year, she was awarded the Greg Norman Medal for a second time.[55]

In February 2025, Green finished tied-4th at the LPGA Founders Cup,[56] and the following month, she finished tied-7th at the HSBC Women's World Championship.[57] A few weeks later, her defence of her JM Eagle LA Championship title ended with a tied-9th-placed finish.[58] Green missed the cut at the Evian Championship in July, marking the first of five missed cuts in her next six tournaments.[59] In October, Green finished tied-5th at the BMW Championship,[60] before helping Australia win the International Crown for the first time.[61][62] Australia defeated the United States in the final with Green overcoming Noh in the singles.[63] The following month, at the Maybank Championship, Green reached a three-way playoff, but was ultimately defeated by Miyū Yamashita who won the title.[64] During the 2025 LPGA Tour, Green posted five top-10 finishes and made the cut at 14 of the 20 events that she competed in.[28]

In 2026, Green won the HSBC Women's World Championship for a second time after securing a one-stroke victory in Singapore.[65] Her husband acted as her caddie after her regular caddie was unavailable.[66] Two weeks later, she was victorious at the Women's Australian Open. She secured a one-stroke victory to earn her first Ladies European Tour title and become the first Australian to win the title since 2014.[67] The following week, Green secured her third successive victory, by triumphing at the Australian WPGA Championship. With her husband again standing in as her caddie, she finished four strokes ahead of the field to become the first Australian female golfer to win three international events in succession.[68]

At the 2026 JM Eagle LA Championship, Green won her fourth title of the year. She defeated Sei Young Kim and Im Jin-hee in a playoff after making a birdie on the first extra hole. It was her third victory at the tournament in the last four years.[69]

Personal life

Green married golfer Jarryd Felton in January 2024. Fellow golfer Su Oh was the matron of honour.[70]

Amateur wins

Source:[71]

Professional wins (17)

LPGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (7)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
Ref
1 23 Jun 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship 68-69-70-72=279 −9 1 stroke South Korea Park Sung-hyun 577,500[72] [19]
2 1 Sep 2019 Cambia Portland Classic 64-63-73-67=267 −21 1 stroke United States Yealimi Noh 195,000[73] [24]
3 30 Apr 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship 68-69-69-69=275 −9 Playoff India Aditi Ashok
China Lin Xiyu
450,000[74] [43]
4 3 Mar 2024 HSBC Women's World Championship 74-67-67-67=275 –13 1 stroke France Céline Boutier 270,000[75] [48]
5 28 Apr 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship (2) 67-69-70-66=272 −12 3 strokes Sweden Maja Stark 562,500[74] [49]
6 20 Oct 2024 BMW Ladies Championship 64-64-70-71=269 –19 1 stroke France Céline Boutier 330,000[76] [54]
7 1 Mar 2026 HSBC Women's World Championship (2) 71-66-68-69=274 –14 1 stroke United States Auston Kim 450,000[75] [65]
8 19 Apr 2026 JM Eagle LA Championship (3) 67-69-67-68=271 –17 Playoff South Korea Im Jin-hee
South Korea Kim Sei-young
712,500[74] [69]

LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)ResultRef
1 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship India Aditi Ashok
China Lin Xiyu
Won with par on second extra hole [43]
2 2025 Maybank Championship South Korea Choi Hye-jin
Japan Miyū Yamashita
Yamashita won with birdie on first extra hole [64]
3 2026 JM Eagle LA Championship (2) South Korea Im Jin-hee
South Korea Kim Sei-young
Won with birdie on first extra hole [69]

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runners-up Winner's
share
Ref
1 15 Mar 2026 Women's Australian Open^ 70-69-68-70=277 −11 1 stroke France Agathe Laisné
Australia Cassie Porter
A$255,000[77] [67]
2 22 Mar 2026 Australian WPGA Championship^ 65-67-67-69=268 −16 4 strokes South Africa Casandra Alexander
Germany Alexandra Försterling
A$90,000[78] [68]

^Co-sanctioned with the WPGA Tour of Australasia

Symetra Tour wins (3)

ALPG Tour wins (6)

^Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-upRef
2019Women's PGA Championship1 shot lead−9 (68-69-70-72=279)1 strokeSouth Korea Park Sung-hyun[35]

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.[80]

Tournament201820192020202120222023202420252026
Chevron Championship T16 CUT T62 T14 T8 CUT CUT CUT T7
U.S. Women's Open T34 T40 T62 T28 T13 T16 T12
Women's PGA Championship CUT 1 T23 CUT T5 T68 T24 68
The Evian Championship CUT T30 NT T31 CUT T44 CUT
Women's British Open T55 T16 T29 T48 T35 CUT CUT CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00002495
U.S. Women's Open00000377
Women's PGA Championship10022486
The Evian Championship00000063
Women's British Open00000185
Totals10024123826
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2019 U.S. Open – 2021 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top 10s – 1 (four times, current)

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made *
Wins (Majors)2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2016 1 1 0 0 0 0 T20 n/a n/a 71.00 n/a
2017 1 1 0 0 0 1 T7 n/a n/a 71.75 n/a
2018 24 14 0 0 1 1 3 244,474 73 72.36 105
2019 23 19 2 0 0 4 1 1,043,537 12 71.45 61
2020 14 13 0 1 0 1 T2 442,843 22 71.34 27
2021 18 16 0 1 2 4 2 580,227 36 70.45 24
2022 21 21 0 1 1 9 2 1,175,048 18 69.82 11
2023 21 16 1 0 0 3 1 1,027,812 24 70.61 29
2024 20 16 3 1 0 6 1 2,074,873 9 70.23 6
2025 20 14 0 1 0 5 T2 1,010,330 42 70.90 44
Totals^ 161 (2018) 129 (2018) 6 5 4 33 1 7,599,144 51

^ Official as of 2025 season[81][80][82]
*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[83]
2016408[83]
2017200[83]
2018143[83]
201922[84]
202018[85]
202126[86]
202219[87]
202328[88]
20246[89]
202517[90]

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Recognition

References

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