Who is Charley Hull? 

Charley Esmee Hull, or as fans know her, Charley Hull, is an esteemed professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. She was born on March 20, 1996, in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. She became the youngest player to compete in the Solheim Cup and also won Rookie of the Year.

Charley Hull’s Early Life 

The golfer was first introduced to golf at the very young age of 2 years old. She began playing with her father at Kettering Golf Club. In order to pursue the sport full-time, she left school at the age of 13 and started her home-schooling journey and her amateur golfing journey.

The golfer was born to Basienka Hull and Dave Hull. She has two half-sisters from both her parents. Her mother is of Polish descent, but Hull likes to spend her winters in Florida with her family.

The 26-year-old has been a huge advocate of women's equality in sports and has spoken out a lot against single-sex golf clubs. She once recalled an incident wherein she was publicly discriminated against for defeating a teenage boy. She shared that she was seven years old when she was competing against a boy, and she emerged victorious in that match. After the match was over, the boy was so agitated with his loss that he swore at her.

Success came early to Hull, as at the age of 9, she garnered a lot of public attention when she won a significant 18-hole handicap event against adults with a score of 28 Stableford points from a handicap of 26 at Turnberry.

Charley Hull’s relationship

The 27-year-old likes to keep her private life away from public eyes. Hull got married early in her life to a mixed martial arts fighter, Ozzie Smith. The intimate wedding ceremony took place in her hometown on September 21, 2019. The couple later got divorced a few years later.

Charley Hull’s Net Worth 2024

It's been a decade since Charley Hull made her debut as a professional golfer in 2013. Over the past ten years, Hull has accumulated a notable amount of wealth. The English golfer's net worth is estimated to be $9 million; according to the LPGA's official site, Hull's career earnings stand at $7,874,794, mainly coming from prize money, prize bonuses, various deals, and endorsements.

Charley Hull’s  Career Timeline

At the age of 10, she played alongside Morgan Pressel in the British Open Pro-Am. After her early attention, she won many amateur events in the US and Great Britain. With her wins, she was ranked in the top 10 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking, with three being her highest rank.

In 2012, when she was 15 years old, she competed on the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team. Though she lost her four-ball and foursome matches, on the third day, she won her singles match and became part of the winning team by a 10–9 final score.

Her spot on the team was initially in jeopardy as she was removed from the team because she got into a dispute with the Ladies Golf Union over a mandatory training session that overlapped with the Kraft Nabisco Championship, which was a major championship on the LPGA Tour. Charley Hull was invited to compete in the major championship, and she was reinstated to the team when she finished in the 38th position at the aforementioned championship.

After ruling amateur golf for many years, Hull turned professional on January 1, 2013. She made her professional debut in March of that year and stunned everyone with five consecutive T2 finishes on the Ladies European Tour events: the Lalla Meryem Cup, the South African Women's Open, the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open, the Deloitte Ladies Open, and a playoff loss at the UniCredit Ladies German Open. With five additional top-ten finishes on the Ladies European Tour, she finished sixth on the tour's Order of Merit with earnings of nearly $135,995 in the fifteen official events that she competed in.

With a successful beginning to her professional golf career, Hull's next stop was the LPGA Tour where she made her debut in 2015. Even though during her rookie year on the American circuit she did not bag any wins, Hull impressively missed only one cut among the 14 events she participated in. The same year also marked her second Solheim appearance, where she posted a record of 4-1-0. The following year, she earned her first LPGA Tour title at the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship. 2016 was quite a spectacular season for Hull, as she made 19 cuts in 22 events, found herself with five top-10 finishes, and ended the year in fourth place in the Race to the CME Globe Standings. He also represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she ended at T7.

In 2017, Hull once again represented the European team at the Solheim Cup and went on record for the lowest score of her LPGA Tour career during the second round of the 2017 TOTO. The LPGA star kept her momentum in 2018 and had the highest number of top-10 finishes, which tallied up to six and included three majors: the ANA Inspiration (T6), the U.S. Women's Open (T10), and the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (T6).

In 2019, Hull teed it off at the Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course as a member of the 2019 European Solheim Cup. In 2020, she made six cuts in the eight events she played. 2021 saw her appear for the fifth time at the Solheim Cup and record two top finishes during the season. Since her first victory at the LPGA Tour back in 2016, Hull has put forth a remarkable performance and secured many runner-up positions but failed to win any titles. The 27-year-old went on to break her six-year-long winless drought on the LPGA Tour in 2022 with a win at the 2022 Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America.

In 2023, the LPGA star came close to winning the first major of her career. She was tied for first place with Lilia Vu after the third round at the AIG Women’s Open. However, in the final round, she shot a round of 1 over and finished in second place with an overall score of 8 over. She also made her latest and sixth Solheim Cup appearance as well.

Charley Hull’s Partnerships and Endorsements

With a flourishing golf career, Hull has attracted many reputed brands and signed numerous sponsorships and endorsements over the years. The LPGA Pro is sponsored by sports giants like Taylor Made, Acushnet, and Mizuno. Further, the 27-year-old also serves as a brand ambassador for Titleist and Arccos. In 2024, Hull chose to end her partnership with brand ANEW and announced her newest partnership with Malbon Golf. The Los Angeles-based brand is also associated with fellow LPGA pro-Rose Zhang and PGA Tour pro Jason Day.

Charley Hull’s Career stats

Charley Hull made her professional debut in 2013 on the European female circuit and made her LPGA Tour debut in 2015. The golfer currently ranks at number eight on the Rolex Women's World Golf rankings. To date, the 27-year-old has acquired two LPGA victories and has had 34 top-10 finishes.

In 2023, the Kettering-born golfer participated in 18 events and made the cut in 14 of those events. She also recorded five top-10 finishes, securing second place in four of the five events.

Charley Hull’s Major Achievements and Awards

In her rookie year, surprisingly, Hull was selected by European skipper Leselotte Neumann to compete in the Solheim Cup. With the captain's pick, Hull became the youngest person ever to play in the tournament. The golfer became part of a team that was the first European Solheim clan to win on U.S. soil, with a final score of 18-10.

Owing to her strong debut on the European circuit, Hull was awarded the 2013 LET Rookie of the Year award and was voted the Best International Newcomer by the Sports Journalists' Association. She was also presented with the Peter Wilson Trophy at the SJA British Sports Awards. Not only this, but the golfer was also on the shortlist for the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year, but sadly, she lost to 16-year-old swimmer Josef Craig.

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