Tough finish for Green at LPGA China tourney

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 8 March 2026 at 9:46 am

It was a tough final round in her LPGA Tour debut for Medina’s Melanie Green on Saturday at the Blue Bay Tournament at Hainan Island, China.

Stymied by a rash of bogies (5) and double bogies (2), Green soared to a 7 over par round of 79 to close the tournament with a 9 over par total of 297.

The tough finish came after she had posted a solid 1 under par 71 in the third round on Friday which put her just 2 over par for the tournament. She had 4 birdies and three bogies on the round.

Green will next make her LPGA debut in the U.S. at the Fortinet Founders Cup Tourament at Menlo Park, California on March 19-22.