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Hannah Green Facts: 20 Things To Know About Australian LPGA Tour Star

Hannah Green plays an iron shot.

Hannah Green won her first title on the LPGA Tour at just 22-years-old, with victory in the 2019 Women's PGA Championship, no less.

She has managed to pick up many more trophies since and is established as one of the best Australian golfers on the planet.

Get to know her life and impressive career so far better with these facts...

Hannah Green golfer facts:

1. Green was born on 20 December 1996 in Perth, Western Australia.

2. Her dad introduced her to golf at a young age, who enjoyed playing the sport whenever he could.

3. She received the Karrie Webb Scholarship in 2015, which awards $15,000 to be spent on international travel, playing experiences over the northern hemisphere summer and additional development opportunities as well as mentoring from Karrie Webb and the chance to play and train with her.

4. Green turned pro in 2016 after a successful amateur career that included a win at the 2015 Victorian Women's Amateur Championship - a tournament that dates back to 1900. Minjee Lee was runner-up in both 2012 and 2013.

5. She won three times on the Symetra Tour (LPGA feeder circuit, now known as Epson Tour) in 2017 to finish 2nd on the money list and win the Rookie of the Year title.

6. She has four wins on the Women's PGA Tour of Australasia.

7. Her maiden LPGA Tour title came at a Major, when she won the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship wire-to-wire at Hazeltine by one stroke.

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8. She became the first Australian woman to win a Major since Karrie Webb at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship and only the third in history after Webb and Jan Stephenson.

9. She won her second LPGA Tour title at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic with a score of 21-under-par to beat Yealimi Noh by one stroke.

10. She won the Greg Norman Medal in 2019, which goes to the best Australian professional golfer of the year. It was founded in 2015 and has been won by the likes of Jason Day, Minjee Lee and Cameron Smith.

11. Green won the 2019 Western Australia Sports Star of the Year award alongside Aussie Rules player Nat Fyfe.

12. She made her Olympics debut in Tokyo 2020 where she finished 5th.

13. Green once again qualified for the Olympics at Paris 2024.

14. She won the JM Eagle LA Championship on the LPGA Tour in both 2023 and 2024.

15. In 2024 she beat Celine Boutier by one stroke to win the prestigious HSBC Women's World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.

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16. Green is a Srixon ambassador and plays the company's driver, irons and ball as well as wearing Srixon headwear and using a Srixon bag.

17. She reached a career-best world ranking of 5th in 2024.

18. She married her now-husband Jarryd Felton in January 2024. Felton is also a professional golfer, who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

19. Her long-time caddie is Nate Blasko from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

20. Green has won over $6m on the LPGA Tour.

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