Hannah Green (golfer)

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

Hannah Green
Green in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 28) Perth, Western Australia
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
Turned professional	2016
Current tour(s)	ALPG Tour LPGA Tour
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	6
ALPG Tour	4
Epson Tour	3
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

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

• 2012 Newman and Brooks Junior Championship
• 2013 WA 72 Hole Stroke Play
• 2014 Dunes Medal
• 2015 Port Phillip Open Amateur & Victorian Women's Amateur Championship

Source:^[10]

Professional wins (13)

LPGA Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	23 Jun 2019	KPMG Women's PGA Championship	68-69-70-72=279	−9	1 stroke	Park Sung-hyun	577,500
2	1 Sep 2019	Cambia Portland Classic	64-63-73-67=267	−21	1 stroke	Yealimi Noh	195,000
3	30 Apr 2023	JM Eagle LA Championship	68-69-69-69=275	−9	Playoff	Aditi Ashok Lin Xiyu	450,000
4	3 Mar 2024	HSBC Women's World Championship	74-67-67-67=275	–13	1 stroke	Céline Boutier	270,000
5	28 Apr 2024	JM Eagle LA Championship (2)	67-69-70-66=272	−12	3 strokes	Maja Stark	562,500
6	20 Oct 2024	BMW Ladies Championship	64-64-70-71=269	–19	1 stroke	Céline Boutier	330,000

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2023	JM Eagle LA Championship	Aditi Ashok Lin Xiyu	Won with par on second extra hole

Symetra Tour wins (3)

• 2017 Sara Bay Classic, Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout, IOA Golf Classic

ALPG Tour wins (4)

• 2017 Pennant Hills Pro Am, Hope Island Pro Am (tie with Rebecca Artis)
• 2022 Vic Open, TPS Murray River

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
2019	Women's PGA Championship	1 shot lead	−9 (68-69-70-72=279)	1 stroke	Park Sung-hyun

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Chevron Championship	T16	CUT	T62	T14	T8	CUT	CUT	CUT
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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Chevron Championship	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	4
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	7
Women's PGA Championship	1	0	0	2	2	4	8	6
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Women's British Open	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	5
Totals	1	0	0	2	3	11	37	25

• Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2019 U.S. Open – 2021 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top 10s – 1 (three times)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made *	Wins (Majors)	2nd	3rd	Top 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
Totals^	141 (2018)	115 (2018)	6	4	4	28	1	6,588,814	61

^ 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.

Year	World ranking	Source
2015	344	[14]
2016	408	[15]
2017	200	[16]
2018	143	[17]
2019	22	[18]
2020	18	[19]
2021	26	[20]
2022	19	[21]
2023	28	[22]
2024	6	[23]

Team appearances

Amateur

• Patsy Hankins Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016 (winners)^[10]
• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Australia): 2016^[10]
• Astor Trophy (representing Australia): 2015 (winners)
• Tasman Cup (representing Australia): 2012 (winners)
• Queen Sirikit Cup (representing Australia): 2014, 2015, 2016

Professional

• The Queens (representing ALPG): 2017
• International Crown (representing Australia): 2023

Recognition

• 2019 – Australian Women's Health Sport Awards Outstanding Woman in Sport.^[24]
• 2020 - Western Australian Sports Star of the Year (joint with Nat Fyfe)