The year’s fourth women’s major has taken on an additional level of intrigue as the world No.1 and six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season tees it up on the back of three missed cuts and the highest score of her professional career.

Green, who finished second to Korda at the Mizuho Americas Open, played alongside Korda for the first two rounds of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club.

She could only watch on as Korda wiped away tears after hitting her approach shot to the par-4 15th just beyond the out-of-bounds stakes, the American with “no words” after signing for an 81 having been one shot off the lead at the start of the day.

“Seeing Nelly unravel, I guess you could say, was tough to watch,” admitted world No.7 Green during a recent return home to Perth.

“She’s played so well this year and she’s always going to be under the spotlight because she’s Nelly Korda and she’s the one that brings the crowds in.

“It is a shame she’s obviously not had the success that she’s wanted the last few weeks and I think that will make her even more hungry, especially for the Olympics and the Evian Championship.

“I wouldn’t think that that will be the storyline for the rest of the year. I think she’ll be back up there and like her usual self.”

It’s a rare double-major week in world golf with Green among the seven Aussies at Evian and eight Australians in action at the Kaulig Companies Championship, formerly known as the Senior Players Championship.

Photo: Darren Carroll/PGA of America

Round 1 tee times AEST

LPGA Tour
The Amundi Evian Championship
Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France
3pm*               Stephanie Kyriacou
3:12pm            Hira Naveed
3:48pm*          Lydia Ko (NZ)
4:12pm            Grace Kim
4:36pm            Sarah Kemp
8:36pm            Minjee Lee
9pm                 Hannah Green
9:48pm            Gabriela Ruffels

Defending champion: Celine Boutier
Past Aussie winners: Rachel Hetherington (2001), Wendy Doolan (2004), Karrie Webb (2006), Minjee Lee (2021)
Prize money: $US9 million
TV times: Live 8am-2pm Thursday, Friday; Live 9:15pm-12am Saturday; Live 6:30pm-12am Sunday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.

Epson Tour
Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship
Great River Golf Club, Milford, Connecticut
Australasians in the field: Amelia Garvey (NZ), Cassie Porter, Fiona Xu (NZ), Su Oh, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard.

Defending champion: Jenny Bae
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US262,500