Hannah Green has etched her name into Australian golf history, becoming the first home winner of the Women’s Australian Open since 2014 with a dramatic one-shot victory at Kooyonga Golf Club.
West Australians Hannah Green and Kirsten Rudgeley share second place at the halfway stage of the Women’s Australian Open, just one stroke behind France’s Celine Herbin.
Five-time champion Karrie Webb has urged Australia’s modern stars to ride the wave of home crowd support in their quest to end a more-than-decade-long drought at the Women’s Australian Open starting today at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide.
Married touring professionals Hannah Green and Jarryd Felton are temporarily working together as player and caddie, including this week in the national championship at Kooyonga Golf Club.
This week’s Women’s Australian Open will have just two South Australians in the field, and the lone professional, Kristalle Blum, has received the dream draw of a spot in the first group off the first tee at Kooyonga Golf Club on Thursday.
The LPGA star has confirmed she will play in Australia’s back-to-back women’s golf ‘majors’ – the 2026 women’s Australian Open and Australian WPGA Championship – in March.
Major champion Hannah Green will be one of the star attractions of the 2026 summer of women’s golf, confirming her return home to compete in both the women’s Australian Open and the Australian WPGA Championship.
The world No.3 comes off a very successful 2025 season, claiming the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and being a member of Australia’s winning team at the International Crown where she was also crowned MVP.
The Women’s Australian Open will make a triumphant return to the schedule as a stand-alone national championship with a home base in Adelaide and Ladies European Tour (LET) co-sanctioning.
Australian Golf Digest
