Adam Woodward has caddied for Charley Hull since 2015. For over 10 years, the pair has built one of the LPGA’s most recognizable player-caddie partnerships. In fact, Hull has often called Woodward her best friend after they reunited following a brief split in 2019. It’s safe to say their bond is built on fun banter rather than just yardage numbers and club selection. And Hull just proved how far that banter can go.
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Speaking ahead of the 50th AIG Women’s Open, Hull recalled a prank that pushed their friendship somewhat to its limit. Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols shared a video of the interaction on X. Talking about how much she loves playing for money, the Englishwoman said she visited Blackpool the night before and purchased scratch-off tickets to prank Woodward.
The next morning, while heading to the players’ lounge, she handed Woodward a lottery card. When the veteran looper scratched it, it showed he won £100,000 (roughly $131K). He was at a loss for words. Hull re-enacted the entire scenario and laughed while recounting the incident.
“He’s like, ‘Oh my God.’ He’s like taking his hat off; he’s taking his glasses off; he’s literally running around the players’ shower, saying, ‘I won a hundred thousand dollars. I’m taking today off.’ He was trembling; he couldn’t believe his luck. We had to tell him it was fake, and he nearly quit his job,” The English golfer said while showing a picture of Woodward’s gobsmacked face. Does she feel bad? A little bit.
“He thought he won 100,000 pounds. It was just hilarious … he was high-fiving everybody. Yeah, I felt bad,” she added. “Now I have to have my back [guard] up because I don’t know what he’s going to do to me for payback.”
Hull and Woodward’s bond, indeed, is built on fun moments. Recently at the Amundi Evian Championship, an on-course analyst handed Hull an ice cream. While most thought it was to beat the sweltering heat, Hull revealed it was a gift for her caddie that came straight from her boyfriend. The lottery prank, though, was part of an elaborate plan.
Hull is the newest golfer to join the YouTube bandwagon. The 30-year-old has started her own YouTube channel with former pro and longtime friend Ryan Evans. The channel named Sweet Spot Golf has also posted a picture of Hull and Woodward on its Instagram handle.
Hull said the idea of the channel came from playing with Evans last year. From what she shared, Charley Hull wants to make fun content similar to golf influencers and, of course, Bryson DeChambeau.
“I’m not doing it to make money or anything. I just wanted to do little challenges and little projects, and I just love playing golf. So for me to come back on a week off and then film a YouTube of me playing golf is no different to me just going down to the golf course and playing … and just capture some cool moments and have a bit of a laugh.”
Hull’s fellow English pro, Tommy Fleetwood, also runs his own YouTube channel. Former World No. 1 Jason Day has his own show as well. While Hull has never shied away from admitting that money motivates her and that she loves playing for big purses, her love for the sport is greater.
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“I don’t play golf for the money,” Hull said, speaking to the media at the CME Group Tour Championship in 2024. “I play golf for the trophies. I just want to go out there and win no matter what the paycheck is.”
Taken together, her comments are not contradictory. While prize money and big awards motivate Hull, they’re not the only reasons she plays the sport. Since turning professional in 2013, she has won on the LPGA Tour three times. She also represented Europe in seven Solheim Cups since her 2013 debut, becoming the youngest player in the event’s history.
Hull has also represented Team GB at the 2016 Rio Olympics (debut) and the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she finished T7 and T27 with impressive scores of 8-under-par 276 and four-under-par 284, respectively.
As she heads into the 2026 AIG Women’s Open, her focus remains on finally adding the major trophy that has eluded her this season.