Charley Hull has faced a series of health challenges this year, including a significant issue with her spine. In a recent post, the LPGA Tour star provided an update on her efforts to play despite dealing with a bad back.
Hull shared a video of herself wearing an all-black outfit while taking a shot on the course. In the caption, she revealed that playing with her spine injury made it difficult to achieve a good backswing, writing, “Flattening out my backswing with my bad back is very hard.”
Recently, Hull celebrated her third LPGA Tour title at the Kroger Queen City Championship. During a post-tournament press conference at TPC Rivers Bend, she disclosed that she was still recovering from several injuries. “Since then, my back just never got better,” she said.
Following her persistent discomfort, Hull underwent an MRI, which revealed cysts growing on her spine.
Charley Hull was scheduled to compete in the PIF London Championship in August. Unfortunately, after a practice round, she accidentally stumbled in the Centurion Club parking lot, resulting in a torn muscle in her ankle. Due to the injury, Hull withdrew from the event and was required to wear a moon boot while her ankle healed.
Although the initial recovery timeline was set at nine weeks, Hull surprised many by getting back on her feet within just three weeks.
Despite these setbacks, the four-time Ladies European Tour (LET) winner has been managing the pain with determination. “I’ve got a healthy spine. It’s just like managing it and stuff. I think I’ve been slapped with every injury at the minute, so I have just been managing my way through it this week,” she explained.
Hull shared that while she has been “a little sore,” her body has held up “pretty good so far.” She also emphasized that she has been continuing to work hard practicing her game despite the injuries.
### Charley Hull Describes Pain as a Test of the Mind
Following her thrilling victory at TPC Rivers Bend, Hull opened up about the challenges she has been facing off the course. The English golfer noted that although the win was a major highlight, she has been battling health issues in recent months.
Still, Hull chose to highlight the positive side of her situation. The four-time LET champion admitted that playing through discomfort might actually push her to perform at a higher level.
“I suppose pain is just a weakness of the mind. Probably does me a bit of a favor sometimes because I end up doing too much, too much gym, practice, overthinking,” Hull said.
For Charley Hull, her victory at TPC Rivers Bend was especially rewarding. After many runner-up finishes in recent years, she was thrilled to finally break her three-year winless streak on the LPGA Tour.
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