By Martin Blake

Hannah Green continued her excellent US form finishing seventh at the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship in Arizona today.

The 26-year-old Perth star began the final round in the last group and had a share of the lead on the front nine before South Korean rookie Hae Ran Ryu scooted to a three-shot lead with a stunning 66 and a back nine of just 29.

Green closed with a 2-under par 69 as she works towards the tour championship in November.

This was her first start on tour for more than a month having made her usual trip back to Perth for a break.

She is currently ranked just outside the top 20 on tour having won the LA Championship in April, her fourth career win on the main tour.

Australian rookie Grace Kim also had a good week, conjuring an outstanding final-round 65 to vault into a tie for 18th.

Both Kim and Green, along with Minjee Lee will be in the field for the tour championship in Florida from November 16, but Stephanie Kyriacou (currently ranked 62nd on tour) and Sarah Kemp (72) also have a chance with six tournaments remaining to qualify. The top 60 players on the points list automatically qualify for the season-ender which boasts a $US2 million winner’s cheque.

Meanwhile in Taiwan, Australian Travis Smyth enjoyed a good week with a big finish giving him a tied-third result and $US60,000 in the Asian Tour’s Taiwan Masters.

Smyth’s closing 69 was the equal-best of the day at Taiwan Golf and Country Club, and he is second on the Order of Merit.

Results

LPGA Tour

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Pinnacle Country Club, Arizona

1 Hae Ran Ryu 64-64-66 – 194 $US345,000

7 Hannah Green 65-65-69 – 199 $67,110

T18 Grace Kim 69-68-65 – 202 $27,366

T34 Karis Davidson 68-69-68 – 205 $12,278

T62 Su Oh 69-69-71 – 209 $5,700

T69 Stephanie Kyriacou 71-68-71 – 210 $5,344

MC Sarah Jane Smith 73-69 – 142

MC Sarah Kemp 72-75 – 147

Epson Tour

Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic

Ol’ Colony Golf Course, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

1            Isabella Fierro (MEX)      69-66-68—203                 US$30,000

T14        Hira Naveed                     70-70-69—209                 US$2,882

T14        Amelia Garvey                 67-71-71—209                 US$2,882

T22        Robyn Choi                       73-68-69—210                 US$2,257

MC        Cassie Porter                    70-75

Asian Tour

Mercuries Taiwan Masters

Taiwan Golf and Country Club, Tamsui, Taiwan

1            Jaco Ahlers (RSA)             69-74-72-69—284           US$200,000

T3          Travis Smyth                     71-75-72-69—287           US$60,000

T11        Scott Hend                       71-74-73-72—290           US$15,000

T22        Todd Sinnott                    70-75-74-73—292           US$9,725

T29        Jack Thompson               74-72-75-73—294           US$8,200

T54        Josh Younger                    73-75-72-80—300           US$2,500

MC        Zach Murray                     73-76

MC        Andrew Dodt                   73-77

MC        Terry Pilkadaris                78-72

MC        Kevin Yuan                        74-76                  

MC        Marcus Fraser                  79-73

MC        Tom Power-Horan           80-74

MC        Douglas Klein                   73-81

Japan Golf Tour

Vantelin Tokai Classic

Miyoshi Country Club, Miyoshi, Aichi

1            Yuta Kinoshita                  64-70-68-67—269

MC        Brad Kennedy                  71-74

MC        Anthony Quayle              76-69

MC        Dylan Perry                      70-76

MC        Adam Bland                     73-77

MC        Brendan Jones                 76-76

Ladies European Tour

Lacoste Ladies Open De France

Golf Barriere, Deauville, Normandy

1            Johanna Gustavsson (SWE)         66-66-65—197                 €52,500

T55        Kirsten Rudgeley                            68-73-75—216                 €1,102.50