Hannah Green enjoying being back at Hazeltine National

Hannah Green – file image – several factors in her favour this week

West Australian Hannah Green is one of four Australians to have won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, this week’s staging of the event with the now biggest purse in the female game (US$13 million) has special memories for the 29 year old as it was at this venue, the Hazletine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, where Green prevailed by one shot to win not only her first major title but her first LPGA Tour event.

On Wednesday, Green was asked her thoughts on the week thus far and was in a positive frame of mine when she addressed the media at a venue where she now has a membership.

“Yeah, it’s been great so far. This is actually my first time being back since 2019, which is a little sad. I wish I had come up here and used my membership a little bit more.

“But the course is in great condition. It definitely feels like a major championship test when we come back here. We had a little bit of rain yesterday. I was fortunate to kind of miss that in the morning.

“But the course is looking good, and I feel like my game is in good shape, so hopefully I can play well again and defend this golf course.

“I think it’s nice to come back to venues where we have played before, but also play new ones. Obviously, we’re playing Congressional (next year), all these really amazing golf courses, obviously, here in Hazeltine.

“I’m just going to try and not put too much pressure on myself and kind of suck it up while I’m out there tomorrow morning.

“It’s nice to kind of relive those moments in the practice round. I do hit a lot further than I used to back then. I spoke to someone, and they just said pretty much hit it in every divot that you hit last time, and I said, I hope that I can hit it a little bit further than I used to back in 2019.

“I tend to play well at venues where I’ve had success. I guess you can see that in Wilshire and Sentosa where I’ve won. So I think that has an advantage for me this week, because no matter how I’m perhaps performing, I can kind of use the positive memories in a good way. I think I’ll probably need to use that this week, being a major.

“I’m not typically the most consistent off the tee and hit a lot of fairways, so that’s something I’ve been working on with my coach, who is here with me this week to get ready. I do feel like I hit it further than I did in 2019, so that will be helpful.

“But I putted really, really well that week, and I think that’s kind of the key here at Hazeltine. Yes, you want to hit fairways and greens, but I think they’re quite tricky to read. So making sure you leave yourself as many uphill putts as possible will probably be a big difference versus a downhill putt, so hopefully I can do that this week.”

When Green did win in 2019 she became the 29th-ranked player in the female game, but having added seven further LPGA Tour titles since. she is the 8th-ranked player entering this week, thanks to a great start to 2026 when winning twice in Australia, once in Asia and once in Los Angeles.

Green has not played as well in recent weeks as she did earlier in the year, but she has not played badly all the same, and given the background she has at the venue and the significantly greater standing she enjoys in the game, she must be a consideration to contend again at Hazeltine National Golf Club.

Hannah Green has a 8.17 tee time on day one.