
Charley Hull is one of the faces of women’s golf worldwide, and her star has shone both on and off the court. Not to go too far back in time, the Englishwoman just made a cameo in “Happy Gilmore 2” alongside a handful of fellow golf stars.
However, her fame in the golf world hasn’t diminished her hunger for glory and desire to win tournaments. This will likely make her even more of a fan favorite.
Speaking on the topic from Royal Porthcawl, where the AIG Women’s Open will be played starting Thursday, Hull delivered a powerful lesson on achieving sporting glory versus achieving fame.

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It’s a debate where the line between chasing fame and pursuing results tends to be blurry for some athletes.
“I want to see my name on the trophy. I don’t care about being up in the headlines,” Hull said, according to the transcripts of her pre-tournament presser. “I don’t really read the headlines. I literally go out there and play golf and play good and hopefully get my name on the trophy.”
A reporter asked if she feels she bears some of the popularity within women’s golf, to which Hull responded in the humblest way.
“I don’t know, I don’t feel like I’ve got to carry anything. I need to just be me at the end of the day.”
The truth is Hull’s popularity is undeniable. She has more than 95,000 fans on X and nearly 800,000 on Instagram. An undetermined number also follows her on Passes.
But her stature as a professional golfer is as high as, if not higher than, her fame. Hull has been among the best players in the world for the last decade, a role she has cemented despite not winning as many titles as some of her peers.
The Englishwoman has won two LPGA Tour events and four on the Ladies European Tour. She hasn’t won any major championships but has finished second at least once in three of the five majors.
Further proof of this is that Hull was ranked seventh in the world rankings just over a year ago. She has been a constant presence in the world’s top 10, a status she lost midway through the current season, which has not been her best (13 tournaments, three top 10s, two of them in the LET).
As if that wasn’t enough, Hull has also been a star in the Solheim Cup, with three wins and one draw in seven appearances.
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