Golfer Green reveals Olympic dream, eyes second major

A second career major, an Olympic medal and a place in the world's top 10 are all on Hannah Green's radar as she basks in the glory of her latest, most improbable triumph yet.

Green has returned home to Perth for some well-deserved R&R after finishing with three straight birdies to snatch victory from Celine Boutier's grasp at the $US2 million HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.

"I've never had a finish like that," the 27-year-old said after climbing from 29th to 17th in the rankings with Sunday's win.

"I feel like I've always kind of been protecting the lead more so than finishing with three birdies in a row.

"But a few years ago I three-putted 17 and 18 (in Singapore) to lose, so it's almost like redemption and it was just meant to be."

Green happily laid out her lofty list of season goals on Wednesday, and cracking the top 10 for the first time remains as high as ever.

"Last year and also 2022 I said that I wanted to be a world top-10 player," she said.

"They've had so many good players the last two years that have kind of not necessarily come out of nowhere, but who weren't really on the radar, I guess you could say.

"They've played really well to get there, so winning tournaments kind of covers that.

"I'd like to win at least two or three times this year and, if I do that, the top 10 in the world would definitely be achieved."

And winning another major, to go with her 2019 Women's PGA Championship, and Olympic gold are the priorities.

The women's major season, offering players five chances in five months to land one of the big titles of the year, gets under way in April at the Chevron Championship in Texas.

"Major number two is definitely something that I think about," Green said.

"Those weeks I might try a little bit harder and practise a little longer, but having a major championship and having your name against all those other major champions is what we strive for."

Green finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, missing a spot on the podium by two shots, and would also love to be the first Australian golfer to medal at the Paris Games in August. 

"The Olympics has definitely been on my mind ever since we left Tokyo in 2021," she said.

"It feels like we've got six major championships this year.

"So I'm really excited to hopefully put myself in a good position and make the team and try my best for one of those medals."

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