Charley Hull has put herself in contention for the CME Group Tour Championship ahead of the final round.
She is T4 on -11 at the CME Group Tour Championship, four shots behind joint-leaders Angel Yin and Atthaya Thitikul.
Hull criticised the slow play at The Annika last week, where she finished T2 at Pelican Golf Club in Florida.
Champion Nelly Korda also criticised the pace of play, but that didn’t stop the world number one from winning her seventh title of 2024.
Both stars are now at Tiburon Golf Club for the LPGA Tour season-ending event, with Korda two shots behind Hull in T8 going into Sunday.
Charley Hull makes CME Group Tour Championship prize money claim
The latter stormed up the leaderboard after a six-under 66 in round three, and is now in contention for another CME Group Tour Championship win.
A historic $4million prize will go to the winner, with Hull discussing exactly how she is able to handle the pressure of potentially winning such a lucrative fee.
“You don’t really think about it too much,” she said. “Obviously it’s a very nice paycheck thanks to Terry Duffy. You just go out there and play golf and you want to try and get the win. The money is like a bonus.”
Asked if the prize money will cross her mind during the final round, Hull responded: “No, not at all. I don’t play golf for the money, I play golf for the trophies.
“I just want to go out there and win no matter what the paycheck is. Obviously grateful for it being $4million. But I want to enjoy it out here. I won around here before, so just go out there and feel confident.”
Can Charley Hull win a third LPGA Tour title this week?
Hull will be quietly confident of clinching the title of Race to the CME Globe champion, both with her current form and also having won the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship.
That success came in just her second year on the LPGA Tour, which is continuing its rise into the new season.
READ MORE: What the LPGA is now going to do after Charley Hull and Nelly Korda’s complaints about slow play
An LPGA record $131million is on offer for the 2025 season, with 35 events taking place throughout the year.
Two-time tour winner Hull may not be playing for the money, but she will be among the stars welcoming the prize money increase.
As for her trophy cabinet, the 28-year-old has not won on the LPGA Tour since 2022, but is certainly as close as ever to ending that drought.
Receive exclusive golf news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
