Green fires a round of 66 to move way up in the standings at The Annika tournament

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 13 November 2026 at 9:54 pm

Contributed Photo – Melanie Green

Moving way up in the standings, Medina’s Melanie Green shot her second straight sparkling sub par round at the LPGA Tour’s The Annika Tournament today at Belleair, Florida.

Green, who opened with a 3 under par 67 on Thursday, bettered that today with a 4 under par round of 66 to go to 7 under for the tournament and move into 11th place in the standings.

She had a total of 8 birdies on the day which more than offset a pair of double bogeys.

Starting on the front nine, Green opened with birdies on 1, 2 and 4.

Briefly set back by a double bogey on 5, she rebounded with birdies on both 8 and 9 to go to 3 under for the day at the turn.

Then on the back nine she had birdies on 12, 14 and 16 which more than offset a double bogey on 18 earning her a 4 under round for the day.

The tournament will continue with title deciding rounds on both Saturday and Sunday.