Speaking to Australian reporters on Monday evening, the 25-year-old also reiterated her feelings expressed to Golf Australia magazine before she became a major champion that her national Open trophy would sit on level pegging with the five majors from the women’s game.

“It does. I still think getting my hand on that trophy would be very important to me,” Green said of the Patricia Bridges Bowl. “It definitely depends on the field and I think it would make a difference if still we had LPGA players to come, but it doesn’t mean I’m not going to work just as hard to try and win that trophy depending on who comes at the end of this year.”

Despite being the only confirmed player in the women’s field, Green may have her wish of LPGA players coming Down Under to challenge her for the title.

Karrie Webb is all but guaranteed of teeing it up, her intentions made clear when the concurrent playing alongside the men’s event was announced earlier this year, as well as the co-hosts of Victoria and Kingston Heath Golf Clubs.

RIGHT: Hannah Green has yet to speak to World No.2 Minjee Lee about returning home in December, but says other major winners are interested. PHOTO: Octavio Passos/Getty Images.

And as this publication reported yesterday, two-time major winner and former World No.1 So Yeon Ryu has expressed her intention to play the event from December 1-4, while Green believes the game’s most recent major champion could also be in the frame for a start on the Sandbelt.

“Actually a lot of players are actually asking when everyone is going to return to Australia and unfortunately I have to tell them the hard news that I don’t actually know. I know a lot of girls would love to come but obviously if it’s not an LPGA event I’m not sure if they’re willing to pay the money to come,” Green said.

“Funny story, Ash Buhai really wants to come play the Aus Open and she actually hadn’t heard back if she was able to get an invite, so I really hope she’s getting one now.

“But I’m sure a lot of girls would take interest if they have the option to play. Maybe make a holiday out of it. But yeah, I’m trying to get as many girls to come down as possible.”

As the winner of last week’s AIG Women’s Open, South Africa’s Buhai should now have no trouble getting an invite.

However, when it comes to major winners, the tournament organisers would have Minjee Lee at the top of their wish list, who unlike Buhai, Green has yet to speak to about returning home.

“We need to elevate both championships so I hope that combining them at the same venue at the same time is going to do that ... hopefully the attraction of the event, people will want to come back to Australia and play." - Hannah Green.

“No I haven’t actually,” the 25-year-old said when asked if the pair of major winners had discussed their home Open. “I’m not too sure, I know usually at the end of the year she has a lot of sponsor events … I’m sure she is keen to come back to play an Aus Open and obviously with the year she’s already had she’s in good form so I’m sure she’d love to make it back. I guess things might not go her way, I’m not sure, but I’m sure she will try her best.”

Like everyone involved in the game in this country, Green obviously would like the World No.2 Lee to tee it up at two of the nation’s best courses, but with the men and women playing alongside one another in a world first, she highlighted that the week is about more than one player.

“It would obviously be great if Minjee could attend. But I think just important to have all the Australian players come back,” Green said. “It sounds like Cam wants to come back, and hopefully ‘Scotty’ and ‘Leish’ and all the boys want to comeback too, so I think just getting as many Australian players in the field as possible is important.”

Green also expressed a hope that sibling past winners Nelly and Jessica Korda might return to our shores to finish their year, and with her clear passion for the event, the 2019 KPMG Women’s PGA Champion might just be the perfect recruiter.

“We need to elevate both championships so I hope that combining them at the same venue at the same time is going to do that. We’ve obviously seen success with the Vic Open with the same format that we’re going to try this year.

“I mean it’s going to be hard for us females not have maybe as strong a field as we’ve had in previous Aus Opens but hopefully the attraction of the event, people will want to come back to Australia and play. But it’s a great week. Aus Open is definitely one of my favourites to attend so it’s just really nice that after the last few years of not having one to be able to get back and play.”