Hannah Green tops Aussies at Erin Hills as Maja Stark wins by two
Hannah Green in action this week – image USGA
Hannah Green emerged as the best of the Australasians at this week’s Women’s US Open at Erin Hills near Milwaukee, adding a final round of 72 on a day where only three of the 60 players to make the weekend managed to break 70.
Green finished in a share of 12th place at 1 under par and six shots behind the winner, Maja Stark of Sweden who won by two over Nelly Korda and Tio Takeda.
Two late bogeys cost Green a top ten finish, but it was her best finish in eight starts in the event, bettering her previous best of 13th in 2023.
Minjee Lee was well enough placed heading into the final day but a round of 77 saw her slip back to a share of 22nd while Lydia Ko finished 26th.
The winner, Stark, joined the LPGA Tour in 2022 after winning a jointly sanctioned event in Northern Ireland, and although she has yet to win since until today, there have been several runner-up finishes. She won by two over World Number One Nelly Korda and Japan’s Rio Takeda, and, in doing so, becomes the third Swede to win the event after Liselotte Neumann and Annika Sorenstam who won on three occasions.
