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The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Charley Hull ‘can't wait' for KPMG Women's Irish Open debut at Carton House as LPGA Tour star issues statement to fans
LPGA Tour sensation Charley Hull has admitted that she's relishing the opportunity to play for the first time in Ireland as a professional. The hugely Advertisement 2 Charley Hull is set to make her Irish Open debut next month 2 The golf sensation is relishing the opportunity to meet her Irish fans The seven-time Solheim Cup star turned professional in 2013 at just 17 years old but has yet to play on the Emerald Isle since then. Hull won the LET Rookie of the Year award in her debut season and later captured her first professional victory at the 2014 Lalla Meryem Cup. She became the youngest ever competitor in the Solheim Cup when she played for Europe in 2013 at the age of 17. In 2016, Hull claimed her maiden title on the LPGA Tour, winning the CME Group Tour Championship. Advertisement read more on golf She's also a regular on the LPGA and LET circuits and has become a massive fan favourite with her no nonsense attitude - the English native is currently in action at the US Open. Hull has amassed a significant following on Hull's engaging presence on social media has contributed to her popularity, making her one of the most followed female golfers globally. And 29-year-old Hull is relishing the opportunity of playing in front of Irish fans next month. Advertisement Hull said: 'I've heard so many good things about the KPMG Women's Irish Open and I can't wait to play. "This will be my first professional event in Ireland since I turned Pro in 2013, and it seems like the perfect event to mark this occasion. Charley Hull reveals fan's genius pick-up line as glamorous golf star hailed as 'one of us' 'I look forward to experiencing Carton House and to meeting the huge number of Irish fans that I have heard support this event so well – I am very excited to see you all soon.' The KPMG Irish Open takes place from 3 - 6 July 2025 at the Kildare venue. Advertisement
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
US Women's Open: Charley Hull Shows Up Lexi Thompson's Slow 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. Less than 10 days ago, Charley Hull revealed that she had started smoking as a way to pass the time on the golf course. As is well known, Hull quit smoking at the beginning of the current season, but at the US Women's Open she may have found a reason to return to it. The Englishwoman hasn't been seen smoking again at Erin Hills, but she has seemed to be very uncomfortable with the pace of play of her playing group. It seems Charley might be frustrated with Lexi's pace of play. A couple of deep breathes and muttering something. Oh, and this is the first hole. 👀👀👀 — Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) May 29, 2025 Hull, one of the fastest players in the world, is playing in the same group as World No. 1 Nelly Korda, another player who takes very little time to execute her shots. But the third member of the group is Lexi Thompson, who has a much, much slower pace of play than her two colleagues. Hull appeared to be rather annoyed with Thompson's time she took on the first green. But that was just the beginning. The 29-year-old Englishwoman was even seen sitting in one of the tee boxes, allegedly waiting for Thompson to complete her performance on the previous hole. Charley Hull was not thrilled with the pace of play today 💀 — Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) May 29, 2025 The LPGA Tour put in place a new pace of play policy at the beginning of the current season, which seeks to reduce playing times. Players flagged for slow play can expect penalty strokes and even fines. The new policy began to be implemented last March, so there isn't enough data yet to evaluate its effectiveness. Less than two weeks ago, Hull gave an interview to the popular podcast No Laying Up, in which she discussed what led her to smoke on the courses: "I found the golf rounds are sometimes way too slow," she said. "So, then you kind of, like, lose your momentum, and anything I do in life, I, like, get to be fast and just on the go all the time. That's one reason why I used to smoke, cuz it just used to kill a bit of time. Just, like, relax you." Charley Hull of England looks on from the 11th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on May 29, 2025 in Erin, Wisconsin. Charley Hull of England looks on from the 11th tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on May 29, 2025 in Erin, you may recall, Hull announced in early 2025 that she had quit smoking. Her highly publicized $12,000 bet that she wouldn't relapse in the first month was also widely reported. Coincidentally, around that time, the two-time LPGA Tour winner gave an exclusive interview to Newsweek in which she confirmed her success in quitting smoking. "So far so good!" she told us back then. "I've got a good reason to stay off them as I had a bet with a friend of mine and don't want to lose." Hull finished the first round of the U.S. Women's Open with an even-par 72, carding four bogeys and four birdies. Korda finished with the same score, thanks to a birdie and a bogey. Thompson, meanwhile, finished the round at 1-over par, with three birdies and four bogeys. More Golf: Max Homa, Rickie Fowler get to work qualifying for US Open
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Golf star Charley Hull shades rival Lexi Thompson in tense scenes at US Open
Golf star Charley Hull appeared to lose patience with Lexi Thompson during an awkward opening round of the US Women's Open. On Thursday, Hull and Thompson were paired alongside world No 1 Nelly Korda at Erin HIlls in Wisconsin, where the winner will take home $2.4million. But none is inside the top 30 after a tense opening round when Hull seemed to grow frustrated at Thompson's pace of play. The English star, who went viral for smoking on the course at last year's event, has previously been outspoken about slow play. And Hull appeared to take issue with the American as early as the opening hole on Thursday. A clip, which was posted to social media, showed Hull waiting as Thompson stood over a putt. As the American went through her meticulous pre-shot routine, Hull could be seen letting out a huge sigh. Charley already seems a bit frustrated with Lexi's pace—taking deep breaths and mumbling under her breath. And yep… this was just the first hole 👀 — Ways To Golf (@WaysToGolf) May 29, 2025 Charley already sitting on 9 tee before Lexi's finished up putting on 8. — Meg Adkins (@megadkins_TFE) May 29, 2025 By the time Thompson was putting on the eighth green, Hull had already headed to the ninth hole, where she sat down near the tee. Later, Hull began making her way down 18 before Korda and Thompson had finished hitting their tee shots. They eventually ended their round in a little under five and a half hours. Thompson went on to finish the opening round at one-over-par after carding a 73 at Erin Hills. That left the American in a tie for 59th. Hull and Korda, meanwhile, went one better. Both began the second round at level par. Last year Hull slammed the slow play of some of her rivals, branding it 'crazy'. She also suggested a radical plan to speed them up. 'I'm quite ruthless, but I said: "Listen, if you get three bad timings, every time there's a two-shot penalty. If you have three of them, you lose your Tour card instantly…" I'm sure that would hurry up a lot of people.' Thompson echoed Hull's concerns, admitting: 'Slow play is an issue... rounds shouldn't take more than four and a half hours, especially in threesomes.'
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
British trio four shots off lead at US Women's Open
US Open first round leaderboard-4 Yin (US), Lopez (Spa), Takeda (Jpn) Noh (US), Im (Kor), Kim (Kor); -3 Iwai (Jpn), Hatoaka (Jpn), Tamburlini (Swi), Hwang (Kor), Kawamoto (Kor)Selected others: E Dryburgh (Sco), Hull (Eng), Woad (Eng), Korda (US); +1 Lee (Aus); +2 Saso (Jpn)Full leaderboard British trio Charley Hull, Gemma Dryburgh and Lottie Woad sit four shots off the lead, alongside world number one Nelly Korda, after the first round of the US Women's Open. They are all at level par on a congested leaderboard at Erin Hills in world number 11 Angel Yin and 2020 champion A Lim Kim are among six players in the joint lead on four under after a day when 58 players shot level par or better. England's Hull, who was two over after 11 holes, hit birdies on the 12th and 16th holes to post a 72 and match the efforts of Scotland's Dryburgh who birdied the 13th and 14th holes to wipe out early Lottie Woad, who won the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2024, was three under after 10 holes but a double-bogey six on the par-four 17th saw her drop major winner Korda had one bogey and one birdie in her 72."Overall, I can't complain," said the American. "First day, it's all about patience. I'm striking it pretty well, so hopefully I can carry that into the next couple days."
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Why US Open comes at crucial moment for women's golf
Britain's Charley Hull tees off alongside world number one Nelly Korda for the first two rounds of this week's US Open, the biggest championship in women's a record-equalling $12m, the event comes at a crucial moment. A new LPGA Tour boss has just been appointed with an immediate priority to halt a perceived period of damaging other elite women's sports have boomed, golf has drifted despite attracting larger prize funds for its biggest events. Observers talk of the female game now being "at a crossroads". Kessler to the rescue? So Craig Kessler - a youthful, confident US executive - is moving from the PGA of America to succeed Mollie Marcoux Samaan as commissioner. He has a bulging in-tray of issues to address."We have to come out of the blocks strong," Kessler told reporters when his appointment was announced last week. The 39-year-old officially starts in mid-July, but is already talking to leading players and has been dubbed "a young Mike Whan" by former US Solheim Cup captain Stacy successfully held the commissioner position for more than a decade until 2021, a largely golden period when prize money on the LPGA almost left to take charge of the United States Golf Association, which runs this week's major championship. With Whan in charge, it is no surprise that Korda will tee off at 14:25 (20:25 BST) with Hull and Lexi Thompson at Erin Hills is a grouping made with TV ratings and global reach in mind. It is a business Hull is down to 17th in the world and has not had a top-10 finish since early March, and Thompson is semi-retired, are of secondary importance because both golfers are among the sport's most recognisable have large fanbases, they do social media and do it well. Their appeal goes beyond their golf and this is why they are out with the world's leading player at peak viewing times. LPGA needs to 'build bridges' The ebullient Whan, better than most golf executives, understands such dynamics. He knows how to connect and communicate with players, sponsors and fans he moved on from the LPGA, Samaan's regime struggled to maintain momentum. There was an early setback when players failed to turn up for an important sponsor dinner they were expected to then commissioner "took full responsibility" while Terry Duffy, the boss of the backer in question, CME, was furious. "The leadership needs to work with their players to make sure that everybody has a clear understanding of how we grow the game together." he was one of a number of setbacks. A proposed merger with the Ladies European Tour looked certain to be completed but came to the LET continued to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and the Aramco Series that underpins its last year's Solheim Cup, the park-and-ride system was botched, leaving empty seats in first tee grandstands for the start of the most important event in women's golf. Samaan needed to issue a public apology behalf of the were recently informed that the LPGA's South Korean rights partners have not paid their bills for 2024 or 2025. The chief marketing and communications officer, Matt Chmura, departed earlier this month after only a year in the all this upheaval came Samaan's resignation at the end of last year. English veteran Mel Reid, an LPGA board member, told the Golf Channel: "She was under pressure from a lot of players."When asked what should be Kessler's priorities when he takes over, a former major winner told me: "He will need to rebuild some bridges and show that the LPGA is a place where corporations can do business."Another insider said that the new commissioner has to reconnect with players and sponsors and "get the tour back to where it was when Mike Whan left it".Kessler speaks of pillars to underpin his new regime, starting with "building trust; trust with our players, trust with our sponsors, trust with our fans, and trust with our team". In previous eras, stars such as Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie would sit alongside tennis greats such as the Williams sisters and Maria Sharapova at the very top of the women's sporting leading tennis pros still command huge attention, there is a perception that golfers have been usurped by female footballers and basketball luminaries such as the Indiana guard Caitlin at a time when Korda has been a dominant and potentially transcendent force and Lydia Ko won Olympic gold and the AIG Women's Open. They were glory days for players who respectively epitomise elegance and did the game fully capitalise? Did enough people notice? "Make LPGA golf a destination for media and fans to attend," said the retired major winner, who retains close contact with the seems to agree. "The second major pillar is around being visible," he said, "and making sure that the incredible stars the LPGA has, who leave it on the course week in and week out, are actually visible and that goes beyond just the broadcasts."The new commissioner's messaging is straight out of the Whan playbook. Kessler takes over during the LPGA's 75th anniversary and speaks of the need to develop the fanbase while rebuilding a secure financial there will be plenty of discussion in the background while the world's best tackle what should be a formidable test at the Wisconsin course that staged the men's US Open in 2017."Even if you think you've hit it good, you can [only] exhale when you see it stop," Korda said. "I think it's a great big hitter's golf course, but it's just demanding in every aspect."Hull is the leading British contender but has missed four major cuts since sharing second place at the 2023 US Open. She was also runner-up at the Women's Open at Walton Heath that Yuka Saso is defending champion for an event that carries genuine global appeal and $2.4m for the will be watching closely, no doubt hoping the tour's most recognisable stars can make the impression that was hoped for when the opening round groupings were drawn up.
