A Familiar Face at a Familiar Place: Hannah Green is Back at Hazeltine

Hannah Green is riding a wave of momentum heading into this week’s KPMG Women's PGA Championship. The 29-year-old Australian has put together a sensational year, highlighted by two LPGA Tour victories.

Green ignited her season early with a win at the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore. She followed that up in April with a dramatic, back-nine playoff comeback to capture the JM Eagle LA Championship. Her memorable 2026 also includes a pair of wins down under on the Ladies European Tour at the Women's Australian Open and the Australian WPGA Championship.

Now, the script seemingly writes itself as she returns to a place she knows all too well — Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. It's the same venue where Green achieved her ultimate breakthrough – a wire-to-wire victory to capture her maiden major title at the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

“It's nice to kind of relive those moments in the practice round. I do hit a lot further than I used to do back then, said Green. "I spoke to someone and they just said pretty much hit it in every divot that you hit last time, and I said, "I hope that I can hit it a little bit further than I used to back in 2019.”

Green understands that excellence on the greens is key to success, and a potential second Major Championship.

“I putted really, really well that week, and I think that's kind of the key here at Hazeltine. Yes, you want to hit fairways and greens, but I think they're quite tricky to read. So making sure you leave yourself as many uphill putts as possible will probably be a big difference versus a downhill putt, so hopefully I can do that this week.”

Heading back to the scene of her greatest triumph would seemingly bring her an edge that few others in the elite field can match. But even with those positive memories, she believes she will still feel the pressure coming to the stretch on Sunday if she’s in contention.

“I think if I was in the same position again even now with my experience, I would probably be more nervous because I want to win even more than I did back then.”

Green arrives in Minnesota with a ton of confidence and isn't just returning to familiar territory— she looks primed to potentially conquer Hazeltine again.

She will play the first 36 holes with a few other familiar faces — 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Champion Nelly Korda and 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Champion Sei Young Kim.