Australian Hannah Green has put herself firmly in the conversation at the Mizuho Americas Open after a third-round 4-under 68 at Mountain Ridge Country Club moved her to 6-under 210 and into a share of fourth place heading into Sunday at the LPGA event in New Jersey.
The Perth-born world No. 9 made the early running at Mountain Ridge with a fast start that briefly erased Jeeno Thitikul's three-shot overnight lead. Green's standout moment came on the par-5 eighth, where an eagle pushed her to within touching distance of the world No. 2. The back nine proved less generous and a couple of dropped shots prevented her from putting her name at the top of the board, but the Australian's plan for Sunday is straightforward.
"I'm going to have to do exactly what I did on the front nine — put myself in good positions off the tee as well as on the greens," Green said.
Thitikul, in pursuit of her first LPGA title of 2026, eventually steadied with a 2-under 70 to maintain a two-stroke advantage at 10-under 216. France's Celine Boutier sits second following her own 70, with South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi a further shot back at 7-under. Green is tied for fourth at 6-under alongside China's Ruoning Yin and American Allisen Corpuz.
Thitikul, ever measured, summed up her Sunday mindset in classic understated style.
"Just going to let golf be golf and then let myself be committed to golf and then just go by the flow with it and then just give myself a lot of chances," Thitikul said.
For Green, contention at Mountain Ridge would represent a third LPGA win since her playoff victory at the JM Eagle LA Championship in late April — the kind of stretch that would underline her status as the most consistent Australian on the women's tour. She played her opening rounds alongside Auckland's Lydia Ko and amateur Iris Lee, both of whom remain inside the cut line but well off the lead.
The Mizuho Americas Open, played each year ahead of the U.S. Women's Open, has become a high-stakes warm-up for the year's third major. With Hannah Green four shots back, Lydia Ko grinding for a top finish and a Thitikul-Boutier final group set up to share the camera time on Sunday, the Mountain Ridge finish will be one of the more compelling LPGA storylines of the weekend.