Charley Hull
Name:
Charley HullCountry:
EnglandBorn:
March 20, 1996 in Kettering, Northamptonshire.Original/Home Club:
Kettering GC, England.Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2013Curtis Cup player (2012). Solheim Cup player (2013, '15, '17, '19, '21). Winner on the Ladies European Tour. LET Rookie of the Year (2013). LET Order of Merit winner (2014).
Hull was first introduced to golf aged two, and grew-up honing her skills at Kettering Golf Club with her father. After an impressive amateur career she made her Ladies European Tour professional debut in 2013, and reeled off five second place finishes, including a playoff loss in the Ladies German Open. Five more top ten finishes allowed her to finish sixth on the tour's Order of Merit, and claim the 2013 LET Rookie of the Year award.
Such was Hull's success in her rookie season, she was selected to play in the 2013 Solheim Cup, where she recorded a notable 5 and 4 singles win against five-time Solheim Cup star Paula Creamer. Hull chalked up her first LET win in March 2014, just four days before her 18th birthday.
America
Volntrs of America
Played as the Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America (Sept 29-Oct 2). Second-placed Xiyu Lin (China) finished 1 shot behind Charley Hull (Eng), who recorded her second LPGA Tour win. [Old American GC, The Colony, nr Dallas, TX].
America
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series - New York (Oct 14-16; Ladies European Tour event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, Long Island, NY].
Individual competition: Second-placed Nelly Korda (USA) finished 1 shot behind Charley Hull (Eng), who recorded her third LET win.
Team competition: Winners: Team J. Korda (391, -41; with a par at second playoff hole): Jessica Korda (USA), Karolin Lampert (Ger), Lina Boqvist (Swe) & Alexandra O'Laughlin (USA; amateur); professionals in winning team received $50,000 each. Runners-up: Team Popov (391, -41): Sophia Popov (Ger), Hayley Davis (Eng), Magdelena Simmermacher (Arg) & Cody Crowell (USA, amateur).
Third of four Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2021.
Europe
FBMA
Played as the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open (Jan 10-12; LET season opener). Second-placed Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) finished 1 shot behind Charley Hull (Eng), who recorded her second Ladies European Tour win. [Saadiyat Beach GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE].
America
CME
Played as the CME Group Tour Championship (Nov 17-20; LPGA Tr season-ending event). Second-placed So Yeon Ryu (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind 20-year-old Charley Hull (Eng), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win. [Gold course, Tiburón GC, Naples, FL].
Awards
ISPS Handa
Hull (Eng) won the LET 2014 ISPS Handa Order of Merit, with earnings of €263,096 on the Tour. Gwladys Nocera (Fra) was second with €233,288; Lee-Ann Pace (RSA) was third with €167,005.
Europe
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Played as the Lalla Meryem Cup (March 13-16). Hull (Eng) beat Gwladys Nocera (Fra) at the first playoff hole (par-3 18th), to record her first professional win, a week before her 18th birthday. [Golf de l'Océan, Agadir, Morocco].
Awards
Rolex
Hull (Eng) won the LET 2013 Rolex Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player. She finished sixth on the Tour's (money-based) Order of Merit, with earnings of €135,994.
Tournament of Champions: the PGA Tour’s calendar-year starts, as it has done since 1999, with this iconic event in Hawaii. The field is drawn from players who won a PGA Tour event in 2022, or were amongst the top 30 in last year’s FedEx Cup final standings (Jan 6-9).
Desert Swing: the European (DP World) Tour launches into 2023 with three events in its UAE “Desert Swing”. Up first is the Abu Dhabi Championship (Jan 19-22), followed by the Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 26-29) and the Ras Al Kaimah Championship (Feb 2-5).
Kathy Whitworth: the end of 2022 saw the passing of LPGA Tour legend Kathy Whitworth. Her 88 LPGA Tour victories is more than achieved by any other golfer on either the LPGA or PGA Tours. Amongst her victories were six major championship titles.
Barry Lane: the golfing world was also saddened by the passing of Barry Lane, one of the European Tour and European Senior Tours most popular players. Enjoying success on both Tours, Lane was know for his excellent ball-striking and amiable personality.
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