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BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'I don't train for golf, I train to keep my body and mind fit'
AIG Women's OpenVenue: Royal Porthcawl, Wales Date: 31 July - 3 AugustBBC coverage: Live radio and text commentary across all four days of the championship It is 20 years since Charley Hull first hit the golfing headlines. The then nine-year-old battled through a competition that attracted 24,000 entries from across the country to win the 2005 Ladies Golf Union Championship at a windswept Turnberry, beating a 46-year-old from Manchester in a play-off for the title.A year later, she showed remarkable maturity when asked if she was going to be the women's Tiger Woods."I want to be my own person really," was the 10-year-old's confident reply in a grainy video. "Everyone is saying you're the new Tiger Woods and I think yeah, well, whatever. I want to be myself."And Hull has certainly spent the past two decades being herself, with an ADHD diagnois in 2023 helping her "understand why sometimes I get bored on the golf course". She eschews normal golf training because she thinks it's "rubbish", has raised eyebrows for smoking on the course, and has "no interest" in her past results because she's already "off to the next thing".Such was the excitement around Hull after that triumph on the west coast of Scotland in 2005, a BBC report suggested that you would struggle to get better odds than 20-1 for her to win a major by the end of here we are. The final major of 2025. The AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl is being billed as the biggest women's sporting event held in Wales, with thousands of fans expected to attend the coastal 29-year-old Hull will be hoping to break her major duck at the 60th time of asking. 'I need my immune system to catch up' But despite being world number 19, the odds are probably greater now than they were back then. That is chiefly down to the disrupted preparation Hull has faced, having being forced to pull out of the Evian Championship earlier this who was "battling a virus", collapsed during the first round of the fourth of the annual five majors, and on her return to competition at last week's Scottish Open - where she went finished joint 21st - said she was only operating at about 80%."I've not been (to the) gym in two weeks and I'm not going to go to the gym for another two weeks," she said while at Dundonald Links. "I need my immune system to catch up. It drives me bonkers not being able to go to the gym."Hull's followers on social media will be well aware of her gym obsession, with almost daily snapshots of workouts posted prefers it to the usual golf training which she has long called "a load of rubbish"."I don't train for golf, I train to keep my body and mind fit," she told BBC Sport."I've no interest in doing it for golf. I just do it for myself, as a hobby, trying to beat my own fitness goals."When asked to clarify what golf training entails, Hull replied: "I'm not on about training as in chipping and putting. I can do that for hours all day. "It's all this boring movement stuff I've been doing since I was 14. It's just not for me."The training regime also includes trying to run 5km in 20 minutes before the year is out (last check was 23mins 30secs, down from over 26mins at the start of February) and quitting smoking."I was on about 40 a day, so I just thought, I don't want to be smoking 40 cigarettes a day, so I just quit straight away," she said. "It's the easiest thing I've ever done." 'I hope the wind is up' It has been a scarcely believable dozen years since Hull burst on to the professional scene in 2013 with five sucessive runners-up finishes on the Ladies European Tour (LET).She has gone on to record a combined six victories on the LPGA Tour and LET and become a key member of the past six European Solheim Cup teams, but three runner-up finishes remain the best Hull has achieved in the sport's biggest championships."Second to me is first loser," said England's top ranked player."But I'm in a great position because if you're not asking [about my chances], I'm not doing something right."Hull has been a little boom or bust in the majors over recent years. In her past 24 starts, she has missed the cut on eight occassions but finished top-25 in 15, including runner-up in this championship when it was held at Surrey course Walton Heath in the men's Open Championship, which is always held at a coastal links course, the women's equivalent is also played at inland while Hull said she "prefers parkland" tracks, she has positive experiences from Porthcawl to draw upon."I won here when I was 14, so I have fond memories," she said, referring to playing in the inaugural Junior Vagliano trophy in 2011 - a Solheim Cup-style amateur contest which pits Great Britain and Ireland agaist Continental Europe."Links is going to be a challenge and I hope the wind is up because I like finding links hard."Three times she has finished in the spot behind the winner in her previous 59 major appearances. There have been six other top-10s."I don't really look at stuff like that," she said."I have no interest. As I am in life, once I'm done I'm off to the next thing."And when pushed on what she needs to do to take her game to the next level, Hull simply said: "I need to not put too much pressure on my golf, not be too golf obsessed."Like when I was younger, I was never that obsessed."Perhaps a windy Porthcawl will help invoke memories of those more innocent days at blustery Turnberry.
Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
The K Club's South Course to host 2026 KPMG Women's Irish Open
The course hosted three editions of the European Open on the DP World Tour and organisers believe a return to a late August date in 2026 will help attract a stronger field. The event takes place two weeks before the Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, which may help attract some big names after Charley Hull, Madelene Sagstrom, Georgia Hall and Anna Nordqvist joined Leona Maguire and Lottie Woad at Carton House this year. MJ Fetherston, Director of The K Club said: 'This is a tournament we want to support and elevate. There is so much brilliant talent in women's golf. 'We have been supporting Leona Maguire for the past few years and this is a terrific development on that. 'The Palmer South course has been given a lot of love and energy over the past few years. We are excited to bring tournament golf back to this challenging course.' After a 10-year hiatus, the tournament was played at Dromoland Castle in 2022 and 2023 before being hosted on the O'Meara Course at Carton House for the last two years. Cian Branagan, CEO of promoters ForeFront Group, believes The K Club will help them build on the success of the last four years. 'We've been incredibly fortunate to host the tournament at some fantastic venues throughout its journey over the last four years, and each year we've aimed to raise the standard,' he said. 'The K Club represents another major step forward and will undoubtedly set the bar even higher.' The event had a prize fund of €450,000 this year with runner-up Sagstrom winning the top prize of €67,500 after Woad, who turned professional this week, claimed the title by six shots as an amateur.
Fox News
6 days ago
- Health
- Fox News
British golfer Charley Hull opens up about scary fainting incident during major tournament
Charley Hull revealed what happened when she collapsed at the Amundi Evian Championship earlier this month. Hull, 29, was carted off near the No. 4 tee during the opening round of the major tournament on Thursday. But she said on Wednesday that she started feeling ill earlier that week. "I was feeling really rough on the Monday (before) and I was sick all day because I flew home after Ireland. And then on Tuesday, I woke up, and I still wasn't feeling very well. I had a practice round, and I was just so tired. All my bones was aching in my body, and I had a really high temperature," Hull said, via NBC Sports. "And the next day, I played the pro-am and I soldiered through the pro-am, because I didn't want to let my pro-am team down. But I felt really rough, and all my bones was aching still." Hull said she woke up the day of the major tournament and felt "really dizzy, cold sweats, had no energy" but decided to try and play anyway. "I got through about 12 holes, and I was actually playing really solid golf. And then I teed off on the back nine. So it was on the third hole of the golf course, which was my 12th hole. I felt really dizzy, and I was in the bunker hitting a fairway shot and I had to sit down for a minute because my eyesight went and my hearing went – and I don't know if anyone has ever fainted before, but your eyesight goes and then your hearing goes, and then it goes all muffled," Hull said. "So, I sat down, got up, hit my bunker shot, actually nearly made birdie. Walked to the next tee, called the medics, and then, before I hit my tee shot, my eyesight went again, my hearing went, and then my knees gave away and I, like, collapsed and fainted. And then I got back up, hit my tee shot. Felt like – sit down. I was thinking, I've only got six holes left. I've got some birdie holes. Like, just finish the day, get to 3 or 4 under (par), and I'm sound." Hull said that after she hit her tee shot she didn't "remember anything." "Walked off the teebox, 20 yards off, I don't even remember anything. My caddie said my eyes rolled to the back of my head and I was out for over a minute. And the security guard and the medic caught me just before I was about to hit my head on a concrete slab. So I was out for a minute," Hull said. "When I woke up from fainting I felt, like, I come out of a really nice deep sleep. Like, I felt really nice. I was like, 'Oh, this feels good.' I'm, like, that's not my bedroom. I see birds above me and about 15 people around me, and I was like, 'Where the f--- am I?'" Hull's recovery from the scary incident has mostly been rest, which the golfer said is driving her "bonkers." "I don't like sitting still, drives me bonkers, not being able to go to the gym. I've been chilling and practicing. I've still been practicing pretty hard. I'm not one to just do something. So just twiddling my thumbs," Hull said. The No. 19-ranked women's golfer in the world returned to action in the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open and went 1-under par on the day. She is four strokes behind the leader.
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Health
- Newsweek
Still Not 100% Charley Hull Admits 'Scary' Collapse at Evian Impacting Play
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Women's Scottish Open has already begun, but Charley Hull is still battling with her health issues. Just two weeks after collapsing twice during the opening round of the Amundi Evian Championship, Hull returned this week to compete at the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open. But the 29-year-old English pro admits she's still not back to full strength, and the lingering effects of that "scary" collapse are still impacting her play. LPGA's Charley Hull details her 'scary' collapse at Evian Last month, Hull was forced to withdraw from the Evian Championship after fainting twice in quick succession at the course. She was 1-under through 12 holes when her body gave out. EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JULY 10: Charley Hull of England reacts as she prepares to play a shot on the third hole during Round One of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club... EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JULY 10: Charley Hull of England reacts as she prepares to play a shot on the third hole during Round One of The Amundi Evian Championship 2025 at Evian Resort Golf Club on July 10, 2025 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by) More Getty Images "I felt really dizzy (at 12th), and I was in the bunker hitting a fairway shot, and I had to sit down for a minute because my eyesight went and my hearing went, and I don't know if anyone has ever fainted before. But your eyesight goes and then your hearing goes, and then it goes all muffled," the World No. 19 recalled during her pre-tournament press conference on Wednesday at Dundonald Links. "So I sat down, got up, hit my bunker shot, actually nearly made birdie. Walked to the next tee, called the medics, and then before I hit my tee shot, my eyesight went again, my hearing went, and then my knees gave away and I, like, collapsed and fainted." The 29-year-old, known for her never-give-up spirit, tried to continue and even hit her tee shot on the next hole, but collapsed again just 20 yards off the tee box. "My caddie said my eyes rolled to the back of my head and I was out for over a minute," she said, per the transcripts, "The security guard and the medic caught me just before I was about to hit my head on a concrete slab. So I was out for a minute." But every time Hull stood up, she fainted. Later, the LPGA pro was stretchered off the course and placed on an IV drip. Her blood pressure reportedly had dropped to 80/50, and her blood sugar was measured at just 0.4. JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 02: Charley Hull of England sits on the eighth green during the second round of the Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National Golf Club on June 02, 2023 in... JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 02: Charley Hull of England sits on the eighth green during the second round of the Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National Golf Club on June 02, 2023 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo) More Getty Images "I think I just had a really bad virus," Hull shared with reporters on Wednesday. "It was scary, but it was weird. ... When I woke up from fainting, I felt like I'd come out of a really nice deep sleep. Like, I felt really nice. I was like, oh, this feels good." The next second, Hull accepted having another oh, Jesus! moment, this one, in utter shock. "I see birds above me and about 15 people around me and I was like, where the (expletive) am I? Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to swear. Sorry," she was quoted as saying. "But yeah, that's what I see when it happened." Amid the collapse, Hull's agent, Vicky, even asked LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler if she could finish her round later that day. "Obviously you can't, but I was gutted, I just had no energy since then, really," she shared with reporters during the same conference. Charley Hull gives health update at Women's Scottish Open Now Hull is back in action at the Scottish Open. But she "still (doesn't) feel a 100 percent," and "like, 80 percent" on the way to full recovery, per the transcripts. The two-time LPGA winner further revealed putting a few holes on Tuesday, but told reporters she "was too tired." She's been skipping gym sessions (one of her major hobbies) for at least two more weeks and pacing herself on the course. "Probably won't see me strolling 30 yards ahead of everyone like I usually do," she came clean about her forthcoming game at Dundonald Links before teeing off. "Probably be 30 yards behind everyone, but I'll get it done." Hull teed off Round 1 at 8:36 a.m. ET alongside World No. 1 Nelly Korda and Brit Lottie Woad. The Women's Scottish Open marks her 11th LPGA start of the season, and if she makes the cut, it would make a total of nine successful cuts made. More Golf: Scottie Scheffler's Chipotle Chat Uncovers Prize Beyond His Open Win
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lottie Woad set to make pro debut at Scottish Open grouped with Nelly Korda, Charley Hull
Lottie Woad will make her pro debut this week alongside two of the biggest stars in the women's game – Nelly Korda and Charley Hull. The former top-ranked amateur turned professional last week after becoming the first to graduate from the tour's new LPGA Elite Amateur Pathway (LEAP) program. After finishing one stroke shy of the playoff at the Amundi Evian Championship, England's Woad makes her first appearance at this week's ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open and will tee off on Thursday at 8:36 a.m. local time at Dundonald Links grouped with top-ranked Korda and compatriot Charley Hull, currently No. 19 in the world. "Going to be fun couple of days," said Woad. "Obviously two players that I look up to, so it will be cool." In addition to accepting LPGA membership, Woad also became a member of the LET following her emphatic six-stroke victory at the KPMG Women's Irish Open. She's now eligible for next year's 2026 European Solheim Cup team. Woad leaves college golf with one year left of eligibility at Florida State. The sport management major was recently named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. When asked whether she planned to continue her studies later this year or next spring, Woad said she hasn't yet decided. "I need to speak to academics on that and decide whether I want to do that," she said, "because obviously I want to put a lot of my focus into this." Rose Zhang continues to work on her Stanford degree after turning professional in the spring of 2023. Zhang has 40 units left in Palo Alto, California, and plans to take 20 in the fall and another 20 in the winter quarter, graduating in 2026. She has taken off the spring Asian swing the past two years to work on her studies. After this week's event in Scotland and the AIG Women's British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, Woad's status gets her into the next string of domestic events on tour – plus Canada – and she'll make push to get into the fall's limit-field Asian swing. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Lottie Woad will make pro debut alongside Nelly Korda, Charley Hull
