Charley Hull returned to action in Malaysia after a month off and finished in style. The popular English player closed with a bogey-free 65 at the Maybank Championship on the strength of a back-nine 30. Hull made four consecutive birdies on Sunday over Nos. 11-14 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
“I know I shot 65, but I left a lot of shots out there,” said Hull, “especially on my back nine; missed few putts.”
Hull has enjoyed a strong stretch since she slipped in the shower and injured her right shoulder in July. In her last five starts on the LPGA, she hasn’t finished outside the top 20. Not to mention the 6-and-4 drumming of Nelly Korda in Sunday singles at the Solheim Cup.
After a T-19 at the Kroger Queen City in September, Hull headed back to England to recharge.
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“I just love being at home,” said the 28-year-old. “I love being with my boyfriend. I just love England. I seriously love England. When I come away I get really homesick, so I’m so excited to go home. I’m in Saudi next week and then I’m home for a week.”
Charley Hull of England smokes on the 9th hole during the second round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 25, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Hull, who became a Golf Saudi ambassador this year, will compete at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in the conclusion of the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF on the Ladies European Tour.
From there, she’ll head back to England for a week off before coming to the U.S. for the last two events in Florida.
“I like the Tour Championship,” said Hull of the CME Group Tour Championship Naples, which she won in 2016. “Obviously I like the golf course the week before as well (The Annika’s Pelican Golf Club in Belleair).
“I’m excited to be on that plane home to spend Christmas at home.”
