West Australian Hannah Green has created a world-first slice of history with a commanding four-stroke victory at the TPS Murray River at Cobram Barooga Golf Club on Sunday.
Green followed up her course-record opening round with a six-under round of 65 on Friday afternoon to stand alone at the top of the leaderboard at 13-under par – one stroke clear of overnight co-leader Andrew Evans.
Hannah Green is positioned to make history as the first woman to win a Webex Players Series event as the West Australian took a share of the lead on day one of the TPS Murray River in memory of Jarrod Lyle.
It was not as smooth sailing as many expected it would be but Hannah Green held her nerve to claim her biggest win on home soil at 13th Beach on Sunday.
Superstar Hannah Green has a stranglehold on the Vic Open while New South Welshman John Lyras will sleep on the lead in the men’s tournament for a third consecutive night.
It’s a venue where she has tasted victory in the past and now Hannah Green has vowed to emulate fellow West Australian Daniel Ricciardo’s post-race ‘shoey’ celebration if she wins this week’s LPGA Tour Cambia Portland Classic in Oregon.
Sydney’s Stephanie Kyriacou has drawn on an unlikely source of inspiration to roar into contention at the AIG Women’s Open, firing a brilliant back nine of six-under 30 at Carnoustie Golf Links as one of four Aussies to make the halfway cut.
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