Charley Hull reveals what went wrong for her before The Women’s Open even started after finishing runner-up

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Charley Hull exceeded expectations at The Women’s Open despite coming up short at Royal Porthcawl this weekend.

The Englishwoman’s rounds of 73 and 71 on Thursday and Friday, respectively, left her with little to no chance of winning the tournament.

However, Hull responded with an excellent six-under-par 66 on Saturday to put herself in contention.

In the final round, she climbed to within one shot of eventual champion Miyu Yamashita, but ultimately finished two strokes behind.

Hull explained after the event that she did not expect to play so well because of what happened in the days leading up to it.

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Charley Hull didn’t expect to ‘make the cut’ at the Women’s Open

Hull withdrew from the Evian Championship three weeks ago due to illness, but she did play in last week’s Scottish Open.

The 29-year-old finished just outside the top 20 at Dundonald Links, so there was reason to believe she would perform well at the Women’s Open.

Yet, Hull did not think her preparation was good enough to help her “make the cut” at Royal Porthcawl, let alone contend for the title.

“Listen, coming into this week, I didn’t think I was going to make the cut,” she said after the tournament.

“That’s the truth of it. I wasn’t hitting it very well. I couldn’t prepare as well as I wanted to because I was poorly.

“I was obviously collapsed three times in the round in Evian, and then still wasn’t feeling well until Sunday last week.

“So I think I’ve done pretty well, and considering my mindset coming into it, I’m pretty proud of myself.”

Charley Hull says links golf ‘doesn’t suit’ her game

Hull’s consecutive impressive results on links golf courses in the United Kingdom could lead fans to believe those conditions bring out the best in her.

However, she still thinks links golf “doesn’t suit” her game, which makes her runner-up finish at The Women’s Open even more rewarding.

“I don’t [like links golf]. It doesn’t suit me. I generally find it so hard to visualize shots,” Hull continued.

“So for me to actually, like, swing it as easily as I did today, I was actually really proud of myself.”