Hannah Green Rallies Past Yealimi Noh to Win Portland Classic; Henderson T4
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- Published: 2019-09-03
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Oregon — Australia’s Hannah Green overcame a three-shot deficit with a final round 5-under 67 to win the Portland Classic and deny teenager Yealimi Noh’s bid to become the third Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour.
Green erased a three-shot deficit with two birdies over the final four holes at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. She finished at 21 under and won for the second time this season. She claimed the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June.
The 22-year-old Green, one of five two-time winners on tour this year, said she relied on her experience in winning her first major earlier this summer.
"I think I can definitely say that KPMG, having that experience, definitely helped me, especially the last five holes," Green said. "Grinding out and making sure that I stayed patient."
Noh was trying to join Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., who won the 2015 Portland Classic, and Laurel Kean, a winner at the State Farm LPGA Classic in 2000, as the only qualifiers to win in LPGA history.
Brittany Altomoare carded a 69 and finished third at 17 under. Henderson (71) and Nasa Hataoka (66) tied for fourth at 15 under.