Charley Hull

Hull married English mixed martial arts fighter Ozzie Smith in September 2019, and they divorced in 2021. She is the daughter of Dave Hull, a former plasterer, and Basienka Hull, who is of Polish descent, and she has two half-sisters.

Hull has been best friends with fellow professional golfer Georgia Hall since they met at around 11. She has also spoken publicly about being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2023 and degenerative arthritis in her shoulder in 2024. Her interest in fashion has included associations with Anew and Malbon Golf.

Hull was introduced to golf at the age of two and began playing with her father at Kettering Golf Club. She joined Woburn Golf Club at around nine or ten and left school at 13 to be homeschooled, allowing her to devote much of her time to golf. She became a scratch golfer at around 11 and later reached third in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Hull attracted national attention at nine when she won the Ladies Golf Union Championship at Turnberry while competing against adults. She went on to win the English Girls under-13 Championship, the Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship, the English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Harder Hall Invitational. She represented Europe at the 2011 Junior Solheim Cup and Great Britain and Ireland at the 2012 Curtis Cup, helping her team defeat the United States 10.5-9.5.

Hull turned professional on 1 January 2013 and made her Ladies European Tour debut at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco, finishing tied for second. She then recorded four further consecutive runner-up finishes, including a playoff defeat to Carlota Ciganda at the UniCredit Ladies German Open. Her consistency earned her the Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year award and the Best International Newcomer honour at the SJA British Sports Awards.

At 17, Hull was selected for Europe's 2013 Solheim Cup team and became the youngest player to compete in the contest. Europe defeated the United States 18-10, with Hull contributing two points and beating Paula Creamer 5 and 4 in the singles. She also represented Great Britain and Ireland at the 2012 Curtis Cup before beginning her professional career.

Hull won her first professional title at the 2014 Lalla Meryem Cup, four days before her 18th birthday. She finished the season by becoming the youngest player to win the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit. Further LET victories came at the 2019 Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open, the 2021 Aramco Team Series event in New York, the 2024 Aramco Team Series event in Riyadh and the 2026 PIF Saudi Ladies International.

Her first LPGA Tour victory came at the 2016 CME Group Tour Championship, where she set a tournament record of 19 under par. She won the Volunteers of America Classic in 2022 after a final-round 64, matching the event's scoring record at 18 under par. In 2025, she won the Kroger Queen City Championship for her third LPGA title, securing the victory with a birdie after Jeeno Thitikul four-putted the 18th hole.

Hull is coached by Matt Belsham, who has also worked with Alex Noren and Matt Wallace. She uses TaylorMade equipment and has represented the brand as a staff player.

Hull has recorded five runner-up finishes in major championships. She finished second at the 2016 ANA Inspiration, the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, the 2023 Women's British Open, the 2025 Women's British Open and the 2026 U.S. Women's Open. She also finished third at the 2022 Evian Championship and has recorded thirteen top-10 finishes in majors.

She represented Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finishing seventh, two strokes outside the bronze-medal position. She declined selection for the Tokyo Olympics because of scheduling concerns, then returned to the Olympic competition at Paris 2024 and finished tied for 27th.

Hull has competed in seven Solheim Cups for Europe. She was unbeaten in all four of her matches during Europe's 2019 victory at Gleneagles and won three of five matches at the 2024 contest. In 2025, she represented the World team at the International Crown, which finished third.

In September 2025, Hull became the first Englishwoman to reach the top five of the women's world rankings since the rankings began in 2006. Her victory at the 2026 PIF Saudi Ladies International lifted her to a career-high world ranking of third. Later that year, she posted a course-record 62 at the PIF London Championship, matching the lowest round in Ladies European Tour history.