HSBC Women's World Championship defending champion Hannah Green is in the mix once again heading into the final round in Singapore.

Green, who opened with a 75, fired a 5-under 67 Saturday and is tied for seventh. She's five back of the lead held by Lydia Ko.

Green's win last season was the first of three triumphs (she also added a runner-up at the Mizuho Americas Open for good measure), and of course, as the defending champion this week, there are a handful of unique parts of the week.

"My face is everywhere – in the hotel, on the golf course, in the city," Green said at the beginning of the week. "So, it's unusual to see it everywhere, but it obviously gives me a lot of confidence, and hopefully, I don't put too much added pressure on myself. But this is a place that I've had not only a win but some good finishes."

Green appears to be on track for another good finish this week after climbing the board on moving day at Sentosa Golf Club. Funny enough, she opened 2024 with a 74 before going on to win.

Green made three birdies in her final four holes on the front nine before adding three more birdies on her back nine despite hitting only 50 percent of her fairways. She did, however, only miss three greens all day.

Green pointed to how she thinks the greens have been a bit firmer and quicker this year than in years past for the not-as-low scoring through 54 holes. Players don't necessarily have the ability to be as aggressive this year.

Although she closed her round with an unfortunate bogey on the par-4 18th, Green remains inside the top 10 heading into Sunday's finale.

"I didn't drive it great again, but I felt like my miss hits were in better positions," Green explained about her Saturday. "I holed some really nice putts. I think I holed like the longest putt I ever hold before on the ninth green. That was really fun.

"Just really good feeling out there. It's nice having a lot of people supporting me. I felt like a lot of people were cheering me on."

Green said at the beginning of the week that this particular championship feels "almost like a home event" as it's in the same time zone as where she lives in Australia and only a five-hour flight from home—making it the closest LPGA Tour event to her home city. A lot of people, including her husband, come from Perth, Australia, to root for her.

Green's friends and family had plenty to cheer for a year ago, not only in Singapore (and the past few seasons – she's notched three top-10s at this event in the last four years) but through the balance of the season as she tilted three trophies.

How, then, does one make goals for the following year?

"I would say most players have goals throughout the year and because I did achieve winning three tournaments, it's hard to then reset," Green admitted.

While Green knows that Nelly Korda is statistically so far ahead at No.1 in the Rolex Rankings, She still admitted she'd love to try to get to No. 2 or No. 3 in the world. She is currently No. 6.

Something that was not new for Green this year was who was on her bag. For 2025, she has David Buhai—husband of multi-time LPGA Tour winner Ashleigh Buhai—as her caddie. So far, so good for the duo, as Green opened her season with a T20 at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (in her tournament debut) and then a T4 at the Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands.

"He's been great," Green said. "He makes me laugh when I need to. He's always switched on watching where I am and what I need and it's just nice having someone to talk to out here, especially when the days can feel quite like. I've been fortunate."

With some good results under her belt already in 2025 and a solid start from the new player-caddie duo, Green is looking to, once again, notch a solid result in Singapore.

"On the first day, I was probably a little bit tough on myself," the defending champ admitted. "But I think it's kind nice now to be trying to jump up the leaderboard instead of staying at the top. I put myself in good position for tomorrow."

Defending Champion Hannah Green in the Mix Heading into the Final Round in Singapore

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