Three-time LPGA Tour winner Hannah Greene posted a 5-under 67 on Moving Day at Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong Course with 18 holes left in the HSBC Women's World Championship to take second place in the lead. He was in second place by a wide margin. 8 under.
Green, who started the day in a tie for 9th place with 3 under par, made his first birdie of the day on the par-4 second hole and birdied the par-4 6th hole, moving his total to 5 under par. She made one of her final front-nine birdies on the par-5 eighth hole to wrap up at 6-under 33, but Green dropped shots early on the back nine and bogeyed the par-4 11th hole. I stumbled on it.
The Australian quickly made up for his mistake with a birdie on the 12th hole, making three consecutive pars and birdied the par-5 16th hole to move to 7 under with two holes remaining. She parred 17 and had one final birdie on the par-4 18th hole for her second consecutive 67 in Singapore.
Green hasn't scored consecutive rounds of 67 or higher since last September at the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship (sponsored by P&G), which opened with 65s on Friday and Saturday at Pinnacle Country Club. becomes. Green managed to record six birdies in the third round at the Tanjong course, but she credited her short game and course management as reasons for her solid performance on Saturday, and the result gave her a chance to win. , she said. She picked up her fourth LPGA Tour win on Sunday at the HSBC Women's World Championship.
“I feel good again. I didn't hit many greens or fairways today, but I was able to miss in the right areas to give myself the best chance for par.” said Green, who hit 7 of 12 and 12 of 18. three. “I knew I needed to make par on certain holes, but just not to be too aggressive and try to go for the pin once I got the wedge. Both my caddy and I did a really good job today. It can be tough. Even though I shot 5 under, it still felt tough compared to yesterday. It put me in a good position for tomorrow.”
This week in Singapore, Green will make her fourth start in the HSBC Women's World Championship, but she has never finished worse than a T20 in her previous three appearances, with a solo runner-up in 2021 and a solo second-place finish in 2021. In 2022, he achieved T6 or higher twice. She finished tied for 6th place. This is Green's second LPGA Tour start of 2024, and she comes to Singapore fresh off a T54 finish in her season debut at Honda LPGA Thailand last week.
It's been a slightly longer off-season for the Australians, but the extra time spent away from the competition has been filled with off-course activities. Green married her now-husband Jarrid Felton on January 19, and the two bought a house together, which Green had just moved into before leaving for Thailand.
“Most things are organized,” Green said. “Actually, I'm not playing at Blue Bay next week so I'm heading back to Perth for a few weeks before I go, so it'll be nice to really enjoy my new place. It's been a really nice few months. It's been great to be home and see my friends and family. I'm really happy. When I leave for America in March, I don't know if I'll be back until September, so I was really happy to be back.”
The HSBC Women's World Championship trophy would be a nice housewarming gift for the newlyweds, and considering they are just two strokes off the lead after 54 holes, the Australian will be competing on the LPGA Tour at Sentosa Golf tomorrow. There is a good chance of taking home the title for the fourth time. club. But with more bad weather expected, Green will have a shot at closing down Furue in Singapore on Sunday, hoping the storm doesn't derail the final round.
“Tomorrow's weather may be unpredictable, so we're hoping all 18 can get in,” said Green, who hasn't won on the LPGA Tour since the 2023 JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro. “I just hope it's a great 18-hole round. We don't have 54-hole tournaments.”
