The LPGA Tour has hundreds of players from all over the world, representing different countries, such as Lydia Ko from New Zealand, Brooke Handerson from Canada, or one-time major winner Hannah Green from Australia. Green is regarded as one of the best golfers from the Land Down Under and has proudly represented her country, even in the Olympics.

But is her nationality the same as her ethnicity? Surprisingly, no! The 5-time LPGA Tour winner was born in Perth, Australia on December 20th, 1996, and is the only child to Tau Green and Sue Green. A little background on Green’s parents. Her father, Tau Green is actually a native of the Kiwi island and is Maori.

On the other hand, the LPGA Tour star’s mother was born and raised in Fraserburgh, a town in Northern Scotland. While Australia is her home country, Green has regarded Scotland as her second home and loves to play the links courses, whenever she can. Thus, although she is in the Lucky Country, her ethnicity is half Maori and half Scottish.

And she has accomplished many feats to grow women’s golf in Australia or to better represent the golf talent from Oz. Remember when she became only the fourth Australian woman to win a major event as she emerged victorious at the Women’s PGA Championship in 2019? Since turning pro in 2016 at the age of 19, Hannah Green has broke many records, and it couldn’t have been done without her parents’ support.

Hannah Green started playing golf because of her father

Only at a young age, Tau Green introduced golf to Hannah Green, but her journey began at the age of nine during the regular Sunday walk at the Kalamunda Hills, the West Australian reported. Green recounted that she used to accompany her father and one time she hit a few shots and was immediately intrigued by the game of golf.

So, just after a few days, she got her own set of clubs, which has changed over the years, and started participating in junior golf competitions. While her father became a coach, her mother started caddying for her at various events. Interestingly, Sue Green knew little about the sport yet supported her daughter with whatever she could. But once she was 12, Green was coached by Ritchie Smith.

Smith once revealed that since her parents weren’t overbearing, it was extremely easy to build Green’s gameplay and her career. Nonetheless, Tau and Sue Green have been solid supporters of their daughter’s goals, and although she rarely speaks of them, she once said, “My parents, I don’t give them as much gratitude as I should, but I wouldn’t be in this position without them.” As Green climbs the stairs of success, it would be expected of her to win more and make her parents proud!