Charley Hull
| Charley Hull | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 20 March 1996 Kettering, England |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T38: 2012 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | CUT: 2012 |
Charley Hull (born 20 March 1996) is an English professional golfer.
Early life
Hull was first introduced to golf aged two, and began playing with her father at Kettering Golf Club. She left school aged 13 to be home schooled, and started playing in amateur tournaments.[1]
Amateur
Based at Woburn Golf and Country Club, she spends her winters with her family based in Florida.[1]
She came to public attention aged 9, when she won the UK National Ladies Championship at Turnberry.[2] Aged 10 she played alongside Morgan Pressel in the British Open Pro-Am.[3] Hull then won several amateur events in the United States and Great Britain and has ranked in the top-10 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[4]
Hull played on the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team in 2012. She lost her fourballs and foursomes matches on the first two days but won her singles match on the final day as the GB&I team beat the United States team 10½–9½.[5] She had initially be removed from the team in a dispute with the Ladies Golf Union over a mandatory training session that conflicted with the Kraft Nabisco Championship,[3] a major championship on the LPGA Tour, to which Hull had been invited.[6] The LGU re-instated Hull to the team and Hull finished tied for 38th at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.[7]
Hull also competed in the 2012 Women's British Open, where she was tied for third after the first round.[8][9]
Professional
Hull made her professional debut in March 2013,[10] and has publicly spoken out against single-sex clubs.[11]
Amateur wins
- 2011 Ione D Jones/Doherty Championship,[12] Welsh Ladies Open Stroke Play Championship,[13] English Women's Stroke Play Championship[14]
- 2012 Harder Hall Invitational[15]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 (winners)
References
- ^ a b Murray, Ewan (23 July 2013). "Teenager Charley Hull blazing a trail to the top of the women's game". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Charley Hull: 'Golf is my job - I'm pretty good at it'". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Charley Hull Interview". Northamptonshire Golf Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Charley Hull biography". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "The 37th Curtis Cup Matches". Ladies Golf Union. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Charley Hull not fazed by Curtis Cup test". BBC Sport. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Squires, Neil (5 June 2012). "Charley Hull Wins Cup Reprieve". Daily Express. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Women's British Open: Charley Hull cards first-round 71 on debut". BBC Sport. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Women's British Open: English amateur Charley Hull makes early move". The Guardian. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Charley Hull says she 'belongs' in professional golf". BBC Sport. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Johnston, Neil (23 July 2013). "Charley Hull says single-sex golf clubs are 'stupid'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "2011 Ione D Jones/Doherty Championship". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2011 Welsh Open Stroke Play". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2011 English Open Stroke Play". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2012 Harder Hall Invitational". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
External links
- Charley Hull at the Ladies European Tour official site