As she was walking up to the green she thought she could putt from off the green but when she saw three sprinkler heads in her line, she knew she grabbed her wedge. While the putt got her into the playoff, Green also made a great up and down for par on the 17th hole, thanks to a great wedge shot from just off the green. So I’m just proud of myself with all the nerves that I had that I was able to capitalize on it and hole it.” “Obviously I had a really good finish yesterday, 5-under through six holes, so I kind of was banking on that.
“When I got off the par-5, 13th, I saw someone at 10-under par, so at that stage I was at 7-under, and I thought there’s no chance I’m even in it, but at Wilshire you can’t put yourself out of it because 17 and 18 are both hard holes,” Green said. Having just one birdie through her first 17 holes, Green admitted she was a bit surprised she had a chance to win as she stood on 18 for the first time on Sunday. Seizing an opportunity to put the pressure on Lin to get up and down from the bunker, Green hit another great tee shot that left her 25-feet from the cup. Lin pushed her tee shot right with it coming to rest in a bunker on the right side of the green. Needing to maker her putt to keep her chances alive, Green calmly holed a 4-foot birdie putt, sending her and Lin back to 18th tee box for the third time on the day. Seconds later, Lin eliminated Ashok from the playoff by converting her 12-foot birdie putt. Ashok was first to putt, with her 15-foot birdie attempt hitting the edge of the cup and spinning off. With all three players having finished regulation at 9-under 275, they headed back to the 18th hole to start the sudden-death playoff where all three hit exceptional tee shots. I don’t often get my caddie to read my putt, but I pulled him in for the last hole, and we both saw the same line, so it was nice to have that confidence that I was seeing the correct line, and yeah, just stroked it and it went perfectly in the hole.” “I knew I needed to get it to the hole and I knew I needed to hit it a little bit harder than what I had all day. “Pretty much all day I left every putt short, I guess I knew how quick the greens were in previous years, and I was just frightened to give myself that four- or five-footer coming back,” Green said. It was just Green’s second birdie of the day, but it provided her with a boost of confidence that propelled her to victory in the playoff. With Ashok and Lin already in the clubhouse at 9 under par after making birdies on the par-3 18th hole, Green forced her way into the playoff by making a 25-foot birdie putt. LOS ANGELES - Australian Hannah Green rallied from behind in Sunday’s final round to win the JM Eagle LA Open at Wilshire Country Club, surviving a three-way playoff with Aditi Ashok and Xiyu Lin to claim her third LPGA title.
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