After two rounds of action, Charley Hull is sitting comfortably in the top 10 at the Pelican Golf Club. The Englishwoman is eager to dominate The Annika driven by Gainbridge, after finishing as the runner-up in the tournament last year. But before she even got to Florida, Hull had already gone through an ordeal she didn’t anticipate. And that drastically changed her plans for the event.

After completing the second round of The Annika, she sat down for a press conference. That’s when she was asked about her travel woes. Hull told the reporters, “Yeah, so I just had to renew my visa last week because I have two passports, so we sent it off, and then it just took a little bit longer than we thought. It got accepted, and then so we just applied for it with my other passport, but my agent didn’t do it until Sunday, and I was like, surely it should’ve been done Friday, whatever, and it took a bit longer.”

Being an international player, Hull ran into issues with immigration before her trip to Florida. With no valid visa to play, all she could do as a British citizen in the United States was travel. So she needed the right documents to ensure she could participate in The Annika. And that’s where things got messy: “So I couldn’t fly Monday, and I had to fly Tuesday, and I got a bit sick in the pro-am, so I just pulled out of the pro-am, so I just winged around the golf course this year. It’s not been too bad.”

As she admitted, she didn’t get the time to prepare for the event in the course like her peers. Hull may have played at the Pelican Golf Club in the past, but she still didn’t get the opportunity to practice due to the visa getting delayed. As far as her arrival in the United States goes, the Englishwoman confirmed that she made it to Florida on “Tuesday night.” And as the Pro-Am featuring Caitlin Clark was played on Wednesday, the course must not have been available for practice once again.

When asked if she fell ill once she reached the United States, Hull clarified, “No, it was just literally Tuesday morning. Got up and felt a bit sick. I just think I needed to rest that day, and I did. I’m sorry, Wednesday morning in the pro-am day, I felt sick and I thought, you know what, go in, rest, regroup tomorrow.” Yes, she was a part of the field for the Pro-Am event on Wednesday. But due to the illness on Tuesday morning, Hull had to withdraw from the event. That explains why she couldn’t get to practice on the course on Wednesday as well.

But did falling sick affect her performance in the actual event? Let’s look at how Charley Hull fared during the first couple of rounds of The Annika 2025 at the Pelican.

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Did Charley Hull recover from her illness before joining the field for The Annika 2025?

Two rounds in, and Charley Hull is once again a favorite on the field. The 29-year-old managed to have an excellent first round, where she shot a 3-under 67 to finish at T4 on Thursday. She followed that up with a 2-under 68 to end up with an over-5 and a T10 finish. It certainly seems Hull has recovered from her illness and is back in her best condition.

Speaking about her performance in the second round, Hull said, “I felt like I played pretty good today. Missed one small putt, but played pretty well. And then I got a flier on 17 just out of the green, but I played pretty solid; didn’t really hit a bad shot there. I hit a really nice putt on the last and thought I had it for birdie, but these greens are pretty slick. You just got to be patient.” It looks like she’s calm, confident, and ready to tackle the challenges at the Pelican Golf Club. We’ll have to wait and see if that will help Charley Hull best her performance from 2024 and win the 2025 Annika driven by Gainbridge.