Red-hot Green putts it right to finish second

Smooth delivery: Hannah Green of Australia tees off at hole 15 during the first round. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Hannah Green stole the thunder before the rain poured down at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia.

The 26-year-old from Perth birdied the last two holes in carding a sizzling eight-under 64 to sit solo second, a shot behind first round leader Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand, who produced a nine-under 63.