{"id":427645,"date":"2024-10-20T19:19:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T19:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=427645"},"modified":"2024-10-20T22:10:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T22:10:14","slug":"crazy-finish-lands-aussie-third-title-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=427645","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Crazy finish&#039; lands Aussie third title of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A late surge from France&#x27;s Celine Boutier was not enough to rattle Australia&#x27;s Hannah Green as she claimed victory at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/golf\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"BMW Ladies Championship\">BMW Ladies Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Green\ufeff produced a remarkable performance to claim her second victory in South Korea, finishing at 19-under on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the final day of competition with a two-shot advantage, Green was placed under threat by Boutier who nailed five birdies in her final seven holes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/combat-sports\/boxing-news-2024-tim-tszyu-world-title-loss-michael-zerafa-comments-reaction-20241020-p5kjss.html\"><strong>&#x27;Not at that level&#x27;: Zerafa takes brutal swipe at Tszyu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/cycling-2024-british-olympian-sir-chris-hoy-terminal-cancer-diagnosis-20241020-p5kjsj.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Olympic great&#x27;s diagnosis that &#x27;tore his world apart&#x27;\"><strong>Olympic great&#x27;s diagnosis that &#x27;tore his world apart&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/basketball\/news-2024-bryce-cotton-hospitalised-rib-injury-perth-wildcats-v-new-zealand-breakers-20241020-p5kjsx.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Wildcats rocked as superstar left hospitalised<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But a birdie on the 17th hole cemented Green&#x27;s win as she claimed her third LPGA title of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"32243672-af00-47df-aba4-fa4e563aa560\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/32243672-af00-47df-aba4-fa4e563aa560\" alt=\"Hannah Green of Australia kisses the trophy after winning BMW Ladies Championship 2024.\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The title\ufeff makes Green the first Australian woman since Karrie Webb to win three LPGA tournaments in a year, with world No.1 Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko the only other golfers to also achieve the feat in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Korda was not in attendance at the event having withdrawn due to a neck injury. \ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Green labelled the final hole as &quot;a crazy finish&quot; as Boutier learned of the result.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffMy caddy said to me at the start of the day, &#x27;let&#x27;s try and get a lead and have a bit of cushion coming in&#x27;,&quot; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I did not do that and made it very interesting. I was very nervous. I was just very happy to see one go in.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"c1823980-db14-43ea-a106-0aac6e050832\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/c1823980-db14-43ea-a106-0aac6e050832\" alt=\"Hannah Green of Australia chips onto the 7th green during the second round of the BMW Ladies Championship 2024.\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;It helps that I&#x27;ve been hitting the ball well, and when the putter goes well, it does go well.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I still have four or five more tournaments for the rest of the year, so I want to continue to work hard and have myself in these types of positions (more often).&quot;\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Thailand&#x27;s Chanettee Wannasaen finished two shots behind Green to place third, while South Korean duo Hye-Jin Choi and Yu Jin Sung \ufefftied in fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#x27;s Minjee Lee finished at 5-over in 33rd spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A late surge from France&#x27;s Celine Boutier was not enough to rattle Australia&#x27;s Hannah Green as she claimed victory at the BMW Ladies Championship. 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