Hannah Green of Australia outlasted Xiyu Lin of China and Aditi Ashok of India over two playoff holes to win the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Green, Lin, and Ashok finished 72 holes at 9-under 275 at Wilshire Country Club. They re-played the par-3 18th hole until Green was the last woman standing.
Green won her third career LPGA title and her first since 2019.
“It’s been a long few years, and I played really well last year but getting across the line has been really difficult,” Green said on the Golf Channel broadcast.
On the first playoff hole, Green stuck her tee shot inside 6 feet, much closer than her competitors. Ashok was furthest from the pin and watched her birdie put lip out. Lin made a relatively straight putt and Green did the same to extend the playoff….