Hannah Green eyes off Aussie double at Sanctuary Cove

18 Mar 2026

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The fatigue from finally winning the Australian Open is real but Hannah Green is adamant that she wants more silverware at this week’s Australian WPGA Championship on the Gold Coast.

Now No.7 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings after her emotional triumph at Kooyonga Golf Club on Sunday, Green has been doing her best to recharge for her crack at completing the Australian women’s major double in her first visit to Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club.

Played just once previously in 2022 and cancelled last year due to Cyclone Alfred, the return of the Australian WPGA Championship along with the stand-alone Australian Open as part of a four-leg Ladies European Tour swing has breathed new life into the women’s game in Australia.

It’s momentum that Green is keen to capitalise on, both from a fan and personal perspective.

“I’ve definitely thought about it now that I have an Australian Open under my belt,” Green said of going back-to-back.

“Again, this is another trophy that I think is going to be a really big thing. I hope that I can have this in my hands and be back here on Sunday afternoon, but I just have to play four solid rounds of golf.

“We’ve got a lot of great players in this field that are obviously trying to get this trophy as well.

“I’ve seen all the junior girls come out today that were caddieing for us in the pro-am and it really makes me feel like I’m doing the right thing by playing here at home.

“It doesn’t feel like an obligation. It just feels like something that makes me happy.

“I really hope the crowds are big this week. We had a really good showing last week so hopefully there’s lots of juniors out there also watching us girls.”

Australian Open celebrations on Sunday night consisted of champagne bought by cricket power couple Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc in the QANTAS Lounge and an Oreo McFlurry after landing in Brisbane, Green quickly turning her attention to extending her winning run.

Including her seventh career LPGA Tour win in Singapore at the start of the month, Green is endeavouring to make it three on the trot with husband Jarryd Felton acting as substitute caddie.

A three-time winner on the LPGA Tour in 2024, the 29-year-old is all too aware of the need to capitalise on momentum when golf is going your way.

“I feel like momentum can work both ways,” said Green, who tees off at 7:05am on Thursday off the ninth tee.

“The middle of last year, the momentum was probably the opposite way. I wasn’t playing very well and it was kind of hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But at the moment, it feels like the hole is a lot bigger than what it actually is.

“I just have to ride this as much as I possibly can. I’m sometimes a bit tough on myself and when I play in Australia; I want to obviously perform my best and have my name on these trophies.”

Paired together for the first two rounds along with Kiwi and good friend Amelia Garvey, fellow Aussie LPGA Tour star Stephanie Kyriacou joked on Tuesday that it was time for Green to take a back seat and let another Aussie have a win, the West Australian hinting that there could be more than the Karrie Webb Cup up for grabs over the first two days.

“I’m sure there’ll be a couple of birdie bets, maybe even some par bets this week, but it should be good fun,” she added.

“I actually said to Steph this morning, I was like, ‘I don’t think there’s any TV the first two rounds,’ which is good, because there could be a hot mic between the three of us.

“But no, it’s good fun. ‘Garves’ is also a good friend of ours, so it should be a lot of banter on the course.”