Aussie golf star Hannah Green has become the first woman to win a full-length professional tournament while competing against men.
Australian golfer Hannah Green has created history by becoming the first woman to win a 72-hole mix-gendered tournament on any of the world’s professional tours.
Green, the 2019 PGA champion, left a host of male rivals in her wake as she claimed the $200,000 TPS Murray River by four shots on Sunday.
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The 25-year-old started the final round in a four-way share of the lead with Andrew Evans, Blake Collyer and Matthew Millar and she pulled away from the field with an excellent back nine at Cobram Barooga Golf Club.
A chip-in for eagle on the 10th hole proved the catalyst for Green, who shot a five-under par 66 to finish on 20-under for the tournament, ahead of Evans and Hayden Hopewell who tied for second.
It’s the first time a woman has won a full-length tournament at the professional level. The previous best finish by a woman was Su Oh’s equal third at TPS Victoria last year.
TPS Murray River is part of Australia’s innovative new Players Series, which sees men and women competing in the same field on adjusted tees but otherwise on equal terms, battling it out for one trophy and the same prize pool.
It was Green’s ninth professional win of her career and came hot on the heels of her triumph at the Vic Open last week, which she celebrated by doing a shoey.
The Perth native had originally planned on returning to her home state but WA’s hard border rules prompted her to enter The Player Series Murray River event and give it a red hot crack.
“I feel amazing,” Green said.
“I just feel so grateful that I came, It actually wasn’t my plan to play, I was hoping to go back to Perth.
“Things happen for a reason. So I’m really glad that I made it.
“It was really nice to have a buffer coming down the last (hole) because I was really nervous.”
The world No. 30 said she had wanted to win both tournaments and hoped the dual victories act as a springboard for a successful season on the tour.
“I wanted to win these two events (TPS Murray River and Vic Open) as soon as I said that I entered them and I didn’t think it was a ridiculous goal to try and get my name on these trophies,” Green said.
“Now that that’s done, hopefully I can continue this momentum.
“I want to be in the top 10 in the world. I think I can achieve it if I keep playing the golf I am now and hopefully I can get there.
“So long as I’m enjoying myself while I’m out there, that’s also another goal of mine.
“Hopefully with borders opening up in WA, that can better my chance for a good season.”