Charley Hull: Player Profile
Who is Charley Hull?
Charley Hull is one of the biggest characters in the women’s game, having been a star from a very young age through both the amateur and professional circuits.
She showed her abilities from a young age, winning a significant 18-hole competition at Turnberry at the age of of just 9. She went on to reach the top three in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and played on the GB&I Curtis Cup team in 2012.
Hull turned professional at the start of 2013, and recorded five straight runner-up finishes on the Ladies European Tour. She was rewarded with the LET Rookie of the Year award, before then winning both the Order of Merit and Player of the Year in 2014. She has six professional titles, and three runner-up finishes in the major championships.
In 2013, Hull made history in the Solheim Cup, as she became the youngest player to ever feature in the biennial tournament. She was just 17 years of age when she made her debut at the Colorado Golf Club, with her two points helping Europe to a first victory on American soil. She has not missed a Solheim Cup since, with her sixth appearance coming in the 2023 edition at Finca Cortesin.
Charley Hull | An Overview
Personal Information
Name: Charley Esmee Hull
Born: March 20, 1996
Nationality: England
Residence: Kettering, England
Career
Turned Pro: 2013
Professional Wins: 6
Highest World Ranking: 7 – March 11, 2024
Best Results In Majors
Best Finishes:
– Chevron Championship – T2 (2016)
– Women’s PGA Championship – T6 (2018)
– US Women’s Open – T2 (2023)
– Evian Championship – T3 (2022)
– AIG Women’s Open – 2nd (2023)
Professional Wins – 6
2014 (1) – Lalla Maryem Cup
2016 (1) – CME Group Tour Championship
2019 (1) – Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open
2020 (1) – Rose Ladies Series 1
2021 (1) – Aramco Team Series – New York
2022 (1) – Volunteers of America Classic
Achievements and Awards
Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year – 2013
Best International Newcomer, SJA British Sports Awards – 2013
Ladies European Tour Order of Merit Winner – 2014
Ladies European Tour Player of the Year – 2014
Charley Hull | What’s In Her Bag?
The Englishwoman is a member of Team TaylorMade, playing a Stealth Plus driver and fairway wood. She uses P7MB irons and a trio of MG3 wedges. Hull uses the TaylorMade TP5x ball.
Charley Hull’s full what’s in the bag can be found on our website here.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Charley Hull
When and where was Charley Hull born?
Charley Hull was born in Kettering, England on March 20, 1996. She began playing golf at the age of just 2, and left school to be homeschooled at 13, focussing on playing in amateur golf tournaments.
When did Charley Hull turn professional?
Hull turned professional at the start of 2013, and began her career with a run of five consecutive runner-up finishes on the Ladies European Tour. She finished 6th on the Order of Merit that year, earning the LET Rookie of the Year Award.
How many professional titles has Charley Hull won?
As of September 2023, Hull has won six times around the world, including twice on the LPGA Tour and three times on the Ladies European Tour. Her first title came in 2014 at the Lalla Maryem Cup with her first LPGA Tour title coming at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship two years later.
Did you Know?
Youngest Solheim Star
Charley Hull made history at the 2013 Solheim Cup, as she became the youngest player to ever play in the competition. She was just 17-years-old when she was picked by captain Liselotte Neumann, and she added two points to the European cause.
Winning at Turnberry Before 10
When she was just 9, Hull won a significant 18-hole handicap event against adults at Turnberry. She won with a score of 28 stableford points, playing off a handicap of 26. That would soon come down.
Three-Time Major Runner-Up
Hull is yet to win a major championship, but she has finished runner-up on three separate occasions. The first came at the Chevron Championship in 2016, before she finished 2nd at both the US Women’s Open and AIG Women’s Open in 2023. In total, the Englishwoman has nine top-10 finishes in the majors.
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Matt Coles
Mention a European country, and Matt will tell you which resorts make the National Club Golfer Top 100s: European Resorts list. He might even throw in who designed the golf course and how many rooms the hotel has got at each one…
Matt got into the game of golf from a young age, following his old man to the local golf club. He fell for the sport, and now can’t seem to go a day without thinking about how to improve his game (Thanks Dad!). Matt has been a member of Howley Hall GC in Leeds since 2020, and is just about managing to maintain a single-figure handicap. He likes to remind people that he once broke 75, but won’t tell people that it was on a shortened course during the winter.
He moved to Leeds after graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a First Class Honours degree in Sports Journalism. Matt joined NCG after almost five years travelling the world with the Professional Squash Association, working on events in all four corners of the globe.
Matt currently plays a Cobra King LTDx driver and RadSpeed 3-wood. TaylorMade monopolise the rest of his bag, with a SIM UDI, M5 irons and both Milled Grind and HI-TOE wedges, along with a Monza Redline putter. He uses a Vice Pro Plus golf ball, because he’s a bit different…
Away from golf, Matt is a Manchester United fan, and a keen runner, having ran the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon (his first and possibly last), in May 2023.
