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Green Claims Third LA Championship in Four Years with Playoff Victory

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Hannah Green claimed her third JM Eagle LA Championship in four years, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Sei Young Kim and Jin Hee Im at 17-under 271. The 29-year-old Australian won at El Caballero for the first time after previously winning at Wilshire Country Club in 2023 and 2024.

Green mounted a remarkable comeback, trailing by six strokes on the 11th green before closing with a 4-under 68. Kim had held an eight-stroke lead with five holes remaining in the third round but faltered down the stretch, bogeying the 17th to force a playoff. Green hit a wedge from 130 yards on the extra hole and curled in the winning putt.

The victory gives Green eight career LPGA Tour victories and four worldwide wins in 2026, also including the HSBC Women's World Championship and both Australian Opens. She joined Hyo Joo Kim as the only two-time winners on tour this season. The Chevron Championship, the year's first women's major, begins Thursday in Houston.