In the mix on the back of rounds of 65-66 in rounds two and three, Green endured a frustrating final day on the greens to post 2-under 70 for her first top-five of 2025.

Tied for 20th in the season-opener with new caddie David Buhai on the bag, Green is content with her first two weeks of the season but is headed home to Perth for a training block with coach Ritchie Smith ahead of the defence of her HSBC Women’s World Championship title in Singapore.

“I don’t typically play these events,” said Green of the slight change to her schedule.

“I’ve made the trip over, so it’s nice to have had some good results, but also see what I need to work on to get ready for Singapore for a title defence.

“I’m going to try and catch up with my coach as much as possible. Try and see him at home before we both head on the road.

“I think I need to play a little bit more while I’m home. I felt like when you’re on the range you always hit it good, when you’re on the putting green. Just experience some wind or whatever it may be.

“Trying to play a little bit more before I get to Singapore is probably my goal.”

Weekend rounds of 68-69 saw Minjee Lee follow up a top-five finish of her own a week ago with a tie for 28th, two shots clear of Gabriela Ruffels who was tied for 39th in her season debut.

Making her first start as a Ladies European Tour member, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard missed the cut at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.

Photo: James Gilbert/Getty Images

Results

LPGA Tour
Founders Cup presented by US Virgin Islands
Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida
1          Yealimi Noh                 68-64-63-68—263       $US300,000
T4        Hannah Green              70-65-66-70—271       $86,932
T28      Minjee Lee                   70-72-68-69—279       $15,923
T39      Gabriela Ruffels           72-68-73-68—281       $10,122
T48      Lydia Ko (NZ)                74-68-70-71—283       $6,595
T48      Fiona Xu (NZ)               70-70-72-71—283       $6,595
T48      Stephanie Kyriacou      70-72-69-72—283       $6,595
T56      Hira Naveed                 70-68-72-74—284       $5,887
MC       Karis Davidson             72-74—146
MC       Cassie Porter                74-81—155

Ladies European Tour
Lalla Meryem Cup
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Blue Cse), Morocco
1          Cara Gainer                  71-70-69—210 €67,500
Won in sudden-death playoff
MC       Momoka Kobori (NZ)   79-71—150
MC       Maddison Hinson-Tolchard      76-75—151