Hannah Green records second best finish of 2023 in Canada
Hannah Green – in action this week – image LPGA / Getty Images
Perth’s Hannah Green has produced her second-best finish of the 2023 LPGA Tour season when sharing 4th place at this past week’s CPKC Women’s Open (read Canadian Women’s Open) in Vancouver.
Green, whose only other top ten of the year came when winning the JM Eagle LA Championship, finished three shots from the playoff between Jin Young Ko and the eventual winner Megan Khang and earned US$117,500.
“I’m feeling good,” said Green after her final round. “I played good today. I hit the ball much better which is good, because yesterday I really scrambled. Didn’t hit many fairways at all and was trying to hit as many greens as possible; not really trying to hit it close.
“So today I had that opportunity which was nice. Didn’t really read the greens as well as I did the first few days. Overall, really happy with my result.
“This is a great event. Playing Shaughnessy, it’s obviously a really great golf course. We feel very honored to be on this golf course.
“It’s a challenging one, as you can see by the scoring. Nothing particularly low so it makes you think a little bit. Compared to what course was like on Monday to today it was very different, so it was getting fast, getting quite hard.
“So it was good. I really enjoy that type of golf. It’s nice to find some form after a rough month I guess you could say going into a tournament that’s very fondly in my heart.”
Green was of course referring to next week’s event in Portland which she has won previously.
Victorian Gabi Ruffels who has LPGA Tour playing rights now firmly in her grasp for next season courtesy of her outstanding season on the feeder Epson Tour did well when playing the event on invitation and finished in a share of 19th.
Minjee Lee and Karis Davidson tied for 22nd while the struggles continued for Lydia Ko when she finished last of those who made the weekend and 24 shots from the playoff after a third round of 82.
