Is Charley Hull going through another health crisis? The last few months have been difficult for the English hillbilly as she has struggled with quite a few injuries. Yet, her form hasn’t been affected as she has produced some great results recently. Her last two appearances saw her get a runner-up finish and a victory on the board. But now, the 29-year-old has revealed what has been holding her back from achieving a lot more than that.

Hull joined the LPGA Tour podcast with Emma Talley and Hope Barnett. During one of the segments, they were discussing how great a year the English star has had so far, when she expressed that she has been working really hard for it. That’s when Talley asked her what she meant by it. Hull told the two hosts, “I’ve always been a very good practicer.” Don’t the fans know it, as they have often followed Hull’s extreme training and practice journey on Instagram. She did shed light on what she was working on.

“With my putting coach, Nick Soto… He has added a lot of performance drills for me, even chipping drills. I do a lot of up and down challenges and loads of different drills and challenges, and performance drills. That’s really helping me. I like the feeling of pressure. So with practice, it’s hard to get pressure. But doing the drills, you feel a bit of pressure because you want to get it done.”

All the drills and challenges certainly seem to be showing effect as Hull has been outstanding on the green in 2025. If winning the 2025 Kroger Queen City Championship wasn’t proof enough, then her overall numbers with the putter also reflect the same. In 2024, Hull gained 0.12 strokes on the green on average and was ranked 72nd on the Tour. This year, the English star has averaged 0.76 strokes gained on the green and is the 15th-best player on the LPGA Tour with those stats. But it’s not just the putting that Hull has been working hard on.

“With my swing coach, Matt (Belsham), he does all my game, apart from my putting. He does every aspect of my game. We have just been working hard and getting my swing to where exactly I want it to be.” Her overall game has also drastically improved this season. Last year, Hull had an average strokes gained of 1.43. That was still the 9th best in the Tour. But this year, she has increased it to 2.06, which is the 4th best among her peers. Her work with Matt is certainly paying off. But there is still something that is holding her back.

“I’ve actually got a back injury from lifting up a box two weeks before Evian. So it’s a week before Ireland, I tore something, and now I’ve got these cysts growing on the side of my spine. At the minute, I don’t need surgery. But we just got to prevent them. It’s from where I’ve torn the muscles. I’ve got a really good spine when they done the MRI. All my discs are perfect. It’s just these little cysts where I’ve torn my back.”

Back before the Amundi Evian Championship, Charley Hull had injured her back while carrying a box to her car. That had a huge effect on her health as she ended up withdrawing from the French major just two weeks later. Things got so bad that she fainted during the first round of the event and had to be carried out on a stretcher. Still recovering from the injury, Hull shared details about how she now has cysts in the place where she tore her muscles. And they are limiting her ability to train.

“So I can’t ever lift weights again in the gym. Which is fine, I don’t really like lifting weights. But I like running, and I can’t run yet because of my ankle (injury). So, balancing the two… I can’t row because I can’t do that to my back, but I can ski, and it’s just loads of band stuff,” said Hull as she also talked about her ankle injury. In fact, she has talked about how her back and her ankle are really hurting at the moment during an interview. That is limiting her ability to train like she used to in the gym. While she may not be a fan of weight training, Hull was also seen doing cardio religiously. Now, all she can do is ski and use resistance bands until she recovers.

Having said that, the injuries have still not stopped Charley Hull from performing in professional golf events. And she is still able to swing through the pain and compete against strong fields when required.

A wounded Charley Hull is also a threat on the LPGA Tour

It’s like the injuries have made Charley Hull even more dangerous. After the fainting incident at the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship, the Englishwoman has been unstoppable on the golf course. Whether she is performing on the LPGA Tour or in the Ladies European Tour, she has delivered some outstanding results over the past few weeks. Apart from the win in the Kroger Queen City Championship, Hull also got a runner-up finish in the AIG Women’s Open a few weeks ago. She nearly won the major, only to be beaten by Miyu Yamashita in the last few holes.

In Europe, Hull managed a 4th place finish in the 2025 KPMG Women’s Irish Open a week prior to the Amundi Evian Championship. More recently, the 29-year-old nearly won the Aramco Houston Championship, finishing at T2 at the Golfcrest Country Club. This is the best form Hull has been in throughout her career, despite being injured. Could it be that the injury might be helping her take her game to the next level? Or is it that when she does recover, she will be even better? We will only know after she eventually makes a full recovery. Until then, the LPGA Tour stars must be wary of a wounded Charley Hull as she hunts for her fourth career title.