Hannah Green survived a late push by fellow Australian Cassie Porter to win the 2026 Women’s Australian Open.
After an excellent round of 68 (-4) on Saturday, Green led by one stroke over Argentina’s Magdalena Simmermacher, and led the rest of the field by at least three shots. After two birdies on the front nine, she led by two over Simmermacher. Porter charged up the leaderboard all day, making birdies on 10 of the 18 holes on her way to a course record of 62.
France’s Agathe Laisne finished tied for second with Porter after her final round of 67 (-5). Laisne is having a stellar season so far with a win at the Ford Women’s NSW Open and now a T2 in Adelaide.
Green recorded her first win of 2026 on the LPGA Tour at the HSBC Women’s World Championship at the beginning of March. After working with her coach and switching to a new putter late last season, her new changes are paying off massively for Green.
“I’m kind of am a bit speechless, to be honest,” Green said. “I think the win in Singapore definitely helped with my nerves today. I felt a little bit more in control of my golf ball. I felt like it was quite tough to make birdies, so I don’t know how Cassie [Porter] had such a good round today. But yeah, just really happy to have my name on that trophy amongst all the amazing other winners as well as Webby.
“I have said before that winning your own championship is like winning a Major and I definitely still feel that way,” Green continued. “It was just different playing in front of home. I knew everyone wanted me to have the trophy in their hands at the end of the day. So that was a really nice feeling.”
Green is the first Aussie to win the home open since legend Karrie Webb won in 2014. With fellow Australian Porter breaking the course record, home crowds couldn’t have asked for a better weekend.
With her win, Green earned AU$157,240.50 in prize money but did not earn any points in the Order of Merit. With Porter also not earning any points for her finish, Agathe Laisne leads all LET members with 275 points this week.
The Ladies European Tour concludes its Australian swing next week at the Australian WPGA Championship. The tournament will be held at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club in Queensland, Australia.
