In a tournament that came down to the wire, Hannah Green takes first place at the JM Eagle Championship LA with a -17, her third time winning the tournament and her second LPGA tour win of 2026. She is the first player since 2024 to win the same event three times.
Green took the top prize of $712,500 after sinking a putt for birdie in a playoff round after being locked in a three way tie for first, beating Jin Hee Im and Sei Young Kim. To make the playoffs, Green sunk four birdies in a row on the final back nine to close the gap with Kim.
“There’s opportunities to make birdies but sometimes it’s hard to make par,” Green said after her victory. “I just have to stay patient.”
Kim’s penultimate day was a self proclaimed roller coaster. She was seven strokes ahead of the playing field entering holes 15-18, when disaster struck and she posted four straight bogeys.
On her performance, with a smile on her face, the 33-year-old from South Korea said, “It’s golf. It can be happen again,” Kim said. “It’s learn and then learn and learn. Mistake and then learn. Hopefully, success end of the day tomorrow.” She ended the day two strokes ahead of her competitors.
Though her final day did not yield a first place finish, her tie for second place made her $386,536 richer.
During the third round it was announced that the prize pool had increased from $3.75 million to $4.75 million. This allowed Green to take home an additional $150,000.
The next tournament is The Chevron Championship held in Houston, TX April 23-26.
Article: Holden Hartle
Photos: Nancy Lares
