Hannah Green’s fourth win of 2026 at the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday sees the West Australian move into fifth on the world ranking, with Minjee Lee dropping two spots to No.7.

Lee won the ANNIKA Major Award for a second time last year courtesy of her third major title at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a tie for third at the Amundi Evian Championship and top-15 finishes at The Chevron Championship and AIG Women’s Open.
 
Backing up the Aussie big two are six 20-somethings with credentials that strengthen week after week.

Grace Kim is a major winner following her Evian Championship win last year, while Karis Davidson, Cassie Porter and Robyn Choi are each looking more and more comfortable in LPGA company.

After two years at Carlton Woods, the Chevron Championship moves into the heart of Houston and Memorial Park Golf Course.

It is a venue where an Australian has enjoyed recent success: Min Woo Lee, who provided valuable insight on the back of his PGA TOUR breakthrough at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, little more than 12 months ago.

“Carlton Woods was a great venue, but I didn’t have much success there,” Green said after her third JM Eagle LA Championship win.

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Chevron Championship: First Round tee times & pairings

Major season gets underway on the LPGA Tour from Thursday night (AEST), with Memorial Park Golf Club in Houston becoming the new home for the Chevron Championship. Below are the first-round pairings listed in AEST for viewing convenience, with the Australians highlighted in bold.


“Memorial Park will hopefully do me good mentally. I also am coming into the first major of the year, probably the most confident I have been in my own game.”

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THE AUSSIES
 
Hannah Green
World ranking: 5
Age: 29
Major wins: 1
LPGA Tour wins: 8
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T8 (2022)
The lowdown: There is no player hotter in world golf right now than Hannah Green. Fresh off a run of three straight tournament victories, the West Australian bounced back from a missed cut in Las Vegas with a fourth win from her past five starts at the JM Eagle LA Championship. The move to Memorial Park is believed to suit Green, who is without a top-10 finish in a major since the 2022 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Hannah Green is in winning form. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Minjee Lee
World ranking: 7
Age: 29
Major wins: 3
LPGA Tour wins: 11
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T3 (2017)
The lowdown: Comes into the first LPGA major of the year having withdrawn after Round 1 of the JM Eagle LA Championship. Adding a third major at last year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Lee was tied third in her season debut at the HSBC Women’s World Championship and was tied fifth at the Fortinet Founders Cup.

Minjee Lee is always one of the top chances at a major championship. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Grace Kim
World ranking: 26
Age: 25
Major wins: 1
LPGA Tour wins: 2
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T59 (2025)
The lowdown: Makes her fourth Chevron start and first since Kim’s stunning playoff victory at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship. It has been a steady if unspectacular start to Kim’s 2026 season, making the cut in all six events with a best finish, her tie for 10th at the Australian Open at Kooyonga.

Grace Kim, a major winner, is more than capable of taking this out. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Stephanie Kyriacou
World ranking: 64
Age: 25
Major wins: 0
LPGA Tour wins: 0
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T30 (2025)
The lowdown: After two consecutive top-15 finishes to end the 2025 majors season, it has been an extremely challenging start to the year for the Sydneysider. There were encouraging signs at Webex Players Series Sydney, but Kyriacou comes into Houston having missed each of her past five cuts, including both the Australian Open and Australian WPGA Championship.

It has been a tricky start to the year for Steph Kyriacou. The Sydneysider will be looking to turn it around in a big way at the year's first major. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Karis Davidson
World ranking: 81
Age: 27
Major wins: 0
LPGA Tour wins: 0
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T56 (2023)
The lowdown: Comes into the year’s first major with two top-five finishes this season and at a career high of No.81 on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking. Tied for fourth at the Australian Open, Davidson dealt with the challenge of Wolf Creek in Las Vegas better than most, finishing tied fifth at the Aramco Championship. Making her third Chevron Championship start.

Karis Davidson is in great form. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Cassie Porter
World ranking: 83
Age: 23
Major wins: 0
LPGA Tour wins: 0
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T40 (2025)
The lowdown: Delivered one of the great final rounds in Australian Open history to finish second behind Hannah Green at Kooyonga last month. The 23-year-old followed that up with a tie for fifth at the Fortinet Founders Cup a week later and pushed inside the top 80 in the world ranking for the first time in her career with a top-15 finish at the Ford Championship.

Cassie Porter starts in her second Chevron Championship. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Gabriela Ruffels
World ranking: 123
Age: 26
Major wins: 0
LPGA Tour wins: 0
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T15 (2020)
The lowdown: A delayed start to her season due to a wrist injury, Ruffels celebrated her 26th birthday last Saturday. Her best finish this year is a tie for 27th at the Aramco Championship, and her best result in the Chevron Championship came when she was still an amateur, finishing tied 15th at Mission Hills Country Club in 2020.

Gabi Ruffels has made a solid return from injury. PHOTO: Getty Images.
Robyn Choi is a consistent performer. PHOTO: Getty Images.

Robyn Choi
World ranking: 125
Age: 28
Major wins: 0
LPGA Tour wins: 0
Best finish at Chevron Championship: T54 (2024)
The lowdown: Quietly establishing herself as a consistent performer on the LPGA Tour. The Gold Coaster has made 19 of her past 25 cuts over the past two seasons with seven top-15 finishes in that period. Rose to a career high of No.123 in the world on the back of a tie for 12th at the Fortinet Founders Cup last month.