Hannah Green has broken Australia’s 12-year drought, winning the women’s Australian Open by one shot at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide.

The world No.9 is the first local winner since the great Karrie Webb in 2014 after shooting a two-under par final round 70 to finish 11-under par for the tournament.

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The West Australian endured a nervy finish to claim her maiden Australian Open crown.

Green, who won on the LPGA in Singapore earlier this month, gave herself a buffer with a birdie at 16, but followed it up with a bogey at the 17th.

She then needed to par the last to avoid a playoff with 23-year-old Australian Cassie Porter and Frenchwoman Agathe Laisne.

Porter, who is in her second season on the LPGA, came from the clouds to almost pinch victory with an incredible 10-under par final round of 62.

But Green ensured that the trophy would be hers by finding the middle of the fairway off the tee on 18 before a cracking approach into the green left her with a comfortable two putt for the win.

“I like to make it really nerve-racking for myself and for everyone watching,” Green said with a laugh.
“I hope my next win is a little more chill.”

Hannah Green celebrates her Australian Open victory.Source: FOX SPORTS

The late drama was the only tension in what was otherwise a fairly smooth final round 70 after starting the day with the lead.

“I think the win in Singapore definitely helped with my nerves today,” Green said.

“I felt a little more in control of my golf ball.

“I felt like it was quite tough to make birdies so I don’t know how Cassie had such good round today.

“Yeah, just really happy to have my name on that trophy amongst all the other amazing winners as well as ‘Webby’.”

The 29-year-old made headlines in Singapore not only for her victory, but for her professional golfer husband Jarryd Felton caddying for her.

Green’s usual caddie has been unable to leave the United States as he tries to obtain his green card, so Felton once again carried the bag this week.

“He’s probably getting a little too used to caddying if I’m honest,” she said.

“He’s a very good player himself. I hope that this doesn’t change what he wants to do in life.

“But it’s been amazing having him by my side.

“I was probably a little tougher on him this week than I probably was in Singapore because I really wanted it even more so.”

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Hannah Green and her caddy/husband Jarryd Felton celebrate on the 18th green.Source: FOX SPORTS

Porter, meanwhile, smashed the course record at Kooyonga by three shots in the process, making ten birdies for the day.

“I’m kind of speechless right now, to be honest,” she said.

“It was just really nice for everything to come together.

“I know as professional golfers and amateur golfers and everyone that just plays golf dreams of a day that everything just works.

“And I’m very fortunate that today was that day.”

Porter revealed that a perhaps tongue-in-cheek conversation with her partner before the beginning of the round planted the seed of charging towards an unlikely victory.

“This morning my boyfriend just said, ‘Hey, well you’re not out of it if you shoot 10 under’,” she said.

“So I guess obviously that’s in the back of your mind as a joke, but then I started holing some putts and then I kept holing some putts and then I was like, ‘Oh wow, maybe I’m two behind now’.

“So yeah, I think maybe down the 18th I said to Blandy, ‘Hey look, if we get a birdie here, we’ve a good chance we have to hang around’. So yeah, maybe down the 18th, but I wasn’t really thinking about it.”

Australia’s Cassie Porter waves to the crowd during the final round of the Women’s Australian Open Golf Championship in Adelaide on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Brenton Edwards / AFP)Source: AFP

Laisne was the one who threatened to play the role of party pooper throughout the day.

The Ladies European Tour, who co-sanctioned the tournament with the WPGA Tour of Australasia, player shot a five-under 67 to make a run.

And the 26-year-old put Green under pressure with two superb par saves on the back nine – a chip-in at the 15th and a lengthy putt on 18.

Green will look to make it an Australian double next week at the WPGA Championship on the Gold Coast.