Four wins from her past five events has Australian star Hannah Green finding it difficult to temper her expectations ahead of this week’s Chevron Championship in Houston.
Green continued her superb form at last week’s LA Championship, beating South Korean pair Sei Young Kim and Jin Hee Im in a playoff hole.
The win added to an impressive start to 2026 for the 29-year-old Perth product, who since the start of last month has also tasted victory at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, the Women’s Australian Open and the Australian WPGA Championship.
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“I feel like I’m still somewhat on cloud nine,” Green said ahead of the first women’s major of the season.
“Every time you come to a tournament, you want to win, you want to have the trophy in your hand, but actually doing it has been very surreal.
“I’m just going to try to ride this wave for as long as possible.
“Coming into this week before last week, I was probably thinking, ‘OK, a top-10 result would be really good’, but now I’m more hungry to continue the success that I’ve had so far.
“I want to win … but I feel like it’s also a really hard task to win back-to-back weeks.
“I did that in Australia (last month), but probably (in) a little bit different field, not a major championship, so I want to make sure that even though I am very confident that I’m not getting too ahead of myself.
“Staying patient out there is what you have to do to win major championships, so that’s what I’m going to try to focus on.”
Hannah Green of Australia poses with the trophy after winning the JM Eagle LA Championship.Source: AFP
While Green has made winning a habit recently, she hasn’t tasted success in a major since the 2019 Women’s PGA Championship.
“These are the events that you want to peak for,” the world No.5 said.
“Coming off a win helps me in a way but probably puts more eyeballs on me, so I’m hoping that outward attention doesn’t affect me too much.
“I haven’t really played my best in majors in the past, so I’m hoping that I can somewhat have a different approach and use this confidence to help me get through those weeks.”
With this week’s event being played at Memorial Park, Green has sought the advice of Australian men’s star Min Woo Lee, who won last year’s Houston Open on the same layout.
“Min Woo is really known for how far he hits it off the tee, but he says it himself, he’s probably not the most accurate player, which is kind of somewhat like me – I’m not probably the most accurate off the tee,” she said.
“He said the fairways are pretty generous. He loves it here. He loves the crowd, so I’m hoping people can come out and cheer for us.”