Portland is Hannah Green’s happy place and the West Australian will attempt to harness that energy for a second Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour this week.

Green is one of six Aussies teeing it up at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, the venue where she was victorious in her breakout 2019 season.

But it is more than the golf course for Green.

There are her frequent visits to the Proud Mary Café, a café that has its origins in Melbourne and which claims to meld good food with great coffee.

And then there is what comes next.

At the completion of the Portland Classic Green will jump on a plane headed for her hometown of Perth.

Green shared her excitement at this week’s tournament and what will follow after the 26-year-old finished tied for fourth at last week’s CPKC Women’s Open in Canada.

“Very excited, because even after Portland I’m going to Perth so very, very excited,” Green revealed.

“I’ll be at Proud Mary most days I would say.”

Her positive demeanour has contributed to Green’s performances in Portland.

Following her win in 2019 she was tied for 12th in 2020 and last year was tied for third, just two shots back of champion Andrea Lee.

With 10 events left on the 2023 LPGA schedule, Green is 26th on the Race to CME Globe standings thanks largely to her victory at the LA Championship.

Lotte Championship winner Grace Kim is the highest-ranked Australian at No.24 in the season-long points race and this week represents a great opportunity for the likes of Sarah Kemp and Stephanie Kyriacou.

With two top-10s this year Kemp is on track to record a career-highest finish at season’s end while Kyriacou – at No.57 – is solidifying her place as an LPGA regular on the verge of a maiden win.

Round 1 tee times AEST

LPGA Tour
Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
12.48am              Maria Fassi, Frida Kinhult, Stephanie Kyriacou
12.59am              Hannah Green, Maja Stark, Elizabeth Szokol
1.10am*              In Kyung Kim, Lydia Ko (NZ), Nelly Korda
1.21am                Esther Henseleit, Grace Kim, Alexa Pano
5.26am*              Yu-Sang Hou, Ruixin Liu, Su Oh
6.43am*              Jennifer Chang, Sarah Kemp, Mi Hyang Lee
6.54am*              Daniela Darquea, Karis Davidson, Lindy Duncan

Defending champion: Andrea Lee
Past Aussie winners: Hannah Green (2019)
TV times: Live 8am-11am Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday on Fox Sports 503.

Ladies European Tour
KPMG Women’s Irish Open
Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland
5.55pm                Momoka Kobori (NZ), Laura Beveridge, Amy Taylor
10.14pm*            Moa Folke, Kirsten Rudgeley, Meghan MacLaren
11.20pm              Emma Fleming, Linette Littau Durr Holmslykke, Wenyung Keh (NZ)

Defending champion: Klara Spilkova
Past Aussie winners: Nil
TV times: Live 1am-4am Friday, Saturday on Fox Sports 505; Live 12am-3am Sunday on Fox Sports 507; Live 1.30am-2.30am Monday on Fox Sports 503.

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