Here's a stat that might surprise you: Hannah Green has now won the LPGA Tour's HSBC Women's World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club twice in as many opportunities, doing it in 2024 and again on Sunday. No other player in the modern era of this event can say the same, and when you dig into the data, the consistency she shows on this particular course is not a coincidence.
Green closed with a 3-under-par 69 to finish the tournament at 14-under, a four-round total of 274 at the par-72 Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. The margin was one stroke. The winning shot was, fittingly, a bogey tap-in at the final hole, a moment that compressed the tension of an erratic back nine into a single exhale.
The back nine told the full story of what made this victory so compelling. Green posted three birdies and three bogeys across her final nine holes, enough to hold on but also enough to invite serious pressure from American Auston Kim, who was in the midst of one of the rounds of the day. Kim finished with a 67, equal best alongside Pauline Roussin-Bouchard of France, built on six birdies and an eagle. Had bogeys at the second hole and the par-3 15th not interrupted her charge, the leaderboard would have looked very different. As ABC News Australia reported, her late run fell just short at 13-under.
An Australian One-Two That Nearly Delivered Both
Beyond the scoreboard, the real story is how close Australia came to a remarkable one-two finish. Minjee Lee, the three-time major winner who co-led with Green entering Sunday's final round, was unable to convert. She mixed three birdies with three bogeys for an even-par 72, eventually tying for third at 11-under alongside Kim's compatriot Angel Yin and France's Roussin-Bouchard. Lee had won the Women's PGA Championship in 2025 and, per reports going into the week, was making her first start of the 2026 season after an extended offseason. The rust, if there was any, showed just enough on Sunday.
Context matters here: this result reinforces a broader trend of Australian women punching well above their weight on the global golf circuit. Green's win in 2019 at the Women's PGA Championship made her the first Australian woman to win a major since Karrie Webb in 2006. What followed has been a sustained period of genuine competitiveness. Her 2024 season included three LPGA titles, and she became the first Australian since Webb to win three times in a single LPGA season. Sunday's victory takes her LPGA tally to seven wins, a remarkable record for a 29-year-old from Perth.
Kim's Day in Numbers
It would be unfair to Auston Kim to treat her round purely as a near-miss. When you dig into the data, a 67 featuring six birdies and an eagle represents elite scoring. Her final scorecard:
- Six birdies on the day
- One eagle
- Two bogeys (holes two and fifteen)
- Final total: 13-under, 275
Those two bogeys represented roughly two strokes gifted back on a course that, as conditions throughout the week showed, does not easily reward recovery. The par-3 15th in particular proved a decisive moment; Kim's bogey there, when the gap was at its narrowest, ultimately confirmed Green's margin.
Where Does This Leave the World No. 1?
The subplot of the week was top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, who had won the preceding LPGA event on home soil in Thailand. A back-to-back title would have been a statement of genuine dominance. Instead, Thitikul shot a final-round 73 to finish the tournament at 2-under, tied for 31st place. New Zealand's defending champion Lydia Ko was one shot ahead of Thitikul at 3-under after posting a 72. The LPGA Tour's Asian swing continues next week at Hainan Island, China, where the field will have an opportunity to recalibrate.
Over the past three years, the trend on the LPGA's Asian swing is unmistakable: Australian golfers treat this part of the calendar as a home away from home. Green's comfort on the Sentosa layout has been on display repeatedly, and even an uneven final round could not dislodge her. Whether that stems from a tactical affinity for the course, the tropical conditions, or something more intangible is a question worth asking ahead of 2027.
For now, the numbers support a straightforward conclusion. Hannah Green went to Singapore, won it before, and won it again. For Australian golf, that is a result worth celebrating on its own terms, no caveats required.