No one is talking about Australia's most dominant athlete despite stunning purple patch on world stage

Hannah Green is, right at the moment, Australia's most dominant athlete on the world stage, yet there's a good chance you've never heard of her.

A champion golfer hailing from Western Australia, Green is steadily making history in the women's game.

In the mainstream media, it is often her fellow West Australian Minjee Lee who commands the bulk of the golfing spotlight.

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The two grew up playing against each other on the local circuits, Green admitting that during her amateur days, she was consistently ranked behind Lee.

However, that dynamic has now shifted.

Green's recent form has propelled her sky-high, on Monday (AEDT) notching her fourth LPGA win of the 2026 season in California, which lifted her to world number five.

She overtook Lee who dropped down to number seven in the rankings.

Well and truly in her prime, Green has set herself up for the Chevron Championship on April 26 with serious momentum.

Fresh off a run of three straight tournament victories earlier in the year, including breaking a 12-year title drought for local athletes at the women's Australian Open, she bounced back from a missed cut in Las Vegas to secure her fourth win in five starts at the LA Championship.

"I didn't think I was still in the tournament," Green reflected after her resilient performance.

The Chevron Championship is the first of five LPGA majors each season.

The tournament has moved to Memorial Park in Texas, which is widely thought to suit Green's playing style.

She'll be hunting down her first top-10 major finish since 2022.

"Carlton Woods was a great venue, but I didn't have much success there," Green said.

"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."

To prepare for the new venue, Green leaned on a familiar face outside the women's game.

She called up her competitor's brother, Min Woo Lee, for some insider tips after the Aussie's success on the PGA Tour 12 months ago at the Houston Open.

"I did ask Min Woo, as he won there last year," Green said in her pre-tournament press conference.

"He jokingly said the reason he won is the fairways are generous, and he's known for hitting it very far but perhaps not as accurately as other players.

"He said it's a really good course."

Adding to her 2026 success, she's been able to share her victories intimately with her husband.

When her regular caddie was grounded by visa restrictions while waiting for a green card, Green's husband, Jarryd Felton, stepped in.

Felton paused his own golf career to carry her bag across two different countries.

The impromptu paring yielded spectacular results in a top-10 finish in Thailand followed by a championship win in Australia and Singapore.

"It's very special to be able to share the seventh win, my favourite number, with my husband," Green said after hoisting the Women's World Championship trophy in Singapore.

Now boasting eight career LPGA wins, an Olympic appearance and a historic 2019 Women's PGA Championship that made her just the third Australian woman to ever win a major, Green is ready for her next milestone.

Twenty-six years after Karrie Webb became the first Australian to win the Chevron Championship, the 29-year-old now stands as the nation's best chance of bringing the crown home once again.