Nasty ‘bug’ does not slow down Charley Hull at HSBC Women’s World Championship
Charley Hull revealed that she had gotten sick before the third round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship, but that did not phase her.
No matter what challenges Charley Hull has thrown her way, she always seems unfazed.
Saturday’s third round in Singapore was no different. After firing a bogey-free, 4-under 68, Hull revealed that she had gotten sick earlier that morning. But she showed no signs of fatigue or wooziness during her round.
“I woke up this morning and I actually was sick,” Hull said.
“I threw up, and then I kind of got my head together.”
Whatever her body needed to get rid of helped as Hull, a fitness fanatic, then recorded her best 5k time at the gym. Talk about bouncing back.
“Knocked 30 seconds off, actually,” Hull said.
“I was pretty happy about that. That kept me in a good space for the rest of the day. Just went out on the golf course and played golf.”
The personable Englishwoman added that she feels “fine” and diagnosed her illness as a “little bit of a bug.”
Hull did not reveal whether she ate anything out of the ordinary or felt more fatigued than usual.
“When you come off the golf course, I think you’re always tired. But I’m getting up early, and I’m training and I’m going to bed really early. So I feel nice and recovered for the next day,” Hull said.
“I’m pretty happy with the way I’m going and looking forward to tomorrow, and then one more day until I fly home.”
Hull faces a one-shot deficit to World No. 3 Lydia Ko, who sits atop the leaderboard at 10-under par. These two will also comprise the final group, giving fans in Singapore an all-star pairing to cheer for.
“I like playing with Lydia, she’s a really, really nice person, so down-to-earth, so kind,” Hull said.
“Just go out there, have a little chops and just play golf.”
Despite everything that has happened to Hull in the last 24 hours, from getting sick to soaring into contention to now playing the final round with an LPGA hall-of-famer, her process remains the same.
“My mindset is going to be no different from literally the last three days,” Hull said.
Just go out there, play golf, hole some putts and have fun. That’s about it, really. It’s just a game at the end of the day.”
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.