Hannah Green Wins LA Championship in Playoff

Hannah Green claimed victory at the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday, securing her third title in the event over the past four years and her first at El Caballero Country Club in Tarzana, California. The 29-year-old Australian golfer sealed the win with a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, capping a dramatic back-nine rally that propelled her from six strokes behind to force the extra session.

Green entered the final round trailing significantly but mounted a strong charge. She started the day paired with Sei Young Kim, who held an eight-stroke lead with five holes remaining from Saturday's third round. Kim extended her advantage momentarily with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 11th hole, putting Green six shots back. Undeterred, Green responded with a birdie on the same hole, then reeled off birdies on holes 13 through 16 to draw level. Kim faltered with a bogey on the par-3 17th, while Jin Hee Im, who had been penalized a stroke for slow play the previous day, drained a 60-foot eagle putt on the 16th. Both Green and Kim closed with matching totals of 17-under par 271, as Green fired a 4-under 68 and Kim a 2-under 70. Im matched them with a 5-under 67.