Hannah Green storms from 6 back to win in LA for the third time in 4 years
The Australian feels right at home in winning the JM Eagle LA Championship for the third time and now has won four tournaments this year
TARZANA, Calif. — Hannah Green has that winning feeling again. Duh, it’s Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old from Australia was six shots off the lead with eight holes to play Sunday and came roaring back to emerge from a three-person playoff and win the JM Eagle LA Championship at El Caballero Country Club. This is her third victory in this event in the last four years and her fourth win this year with two coming on the LPGA and two in Australia. Green shot a final-round 68, playing the back nine at five-under, and birdied the first playoff hole.
She was tied with Sei Young Kim, who lost an eight-shot lead she built during the third round, and Jin Hee Im. When she drained a 20-foot birdie putt to win, Green pumped her first in celebration. She shot 67-69-67-68 for a 17-under 271 total and hoisted the gargantuan trophy that is packaged in a bigger box than her suitcase.
Good problem to have. Green also won $712,500 of the $4. 75 million purse.