After finishing runner-up at last year’s Aramco Team Series presented by PIF season finale, England’s Charley Hull returns to Saudi Arabia 12 months on looking to make more memories at a new venue in Riyadh Golf Club.
The Solheim Cup star fell agonisingly short of a fourth Ladies European Tour (LET) title last time out losing to German teenager Chiara Noja in a playoff at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club.
Back in Saudi Arabia one year on, Hull is eyeing another big week as she looks to go one better and finish the season strong.
“It’s definitely a motivation,” the World No 8 said when asked about last year’s result. “So 100% it would be fantastic to get a win. As anyone will say, it’s important to finish the season strong. So it would be good to do that and then go even stronger next year.
“I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve never played here before and it was my first time seeing the full 18 holes today. It’s a different golf course so different memories, but let’s go make some new ones.”
Hull, winner of the 2021 Aramco Team Series – New York Individual title, returns to the LET for the first time this week since helping Team Europe retain the Solheim Cup.
Since then, the Englishwoman took some time out to recover from a neck injury before finishing T40 at The Ascendant LPGA benefitting Volunteers of America – the site of her last career victory in 2022.
On the injury, Hull said: “My neck is now much better. I still feel like my swing is a little out of it, because before I was swinging to protect which got me into a bad habit. So I’m going to spend some time at the range today and straighten things out. Hopefully it will be good for the week ahead.”
Off the course, Hull is boosted this week by having her boyfriend with her in Saudi Arabia as well as best friend Georgia Hall, who is also returning to LET action for the first time since the Solheim Cup.
“It’s nice to have some home comforts,” the 27-year-old said. “I like visiting here. Me and my boyfriend went to downtown Riyadh last night, we hired a car so it’s been really good so far.”
In this week’s Team competition, Hull will once again play with Isabella Deilert after picking the Swede in the Draft on Wednesday. The duo are joined by France’s Emma Grechi.
Elsewhere, it was announced this week that Hull will be teeing up alongside fellow English star Justin Rose at the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational in December month – a new mixed team event co-sanctioned by the LPGA and PGA Tour.
“I only found out yesterday but I’m really excited for that,” Hull said. “It should be a lot of fun and it’s really cool what they’re doing there.”
Hull gets under way in Riyadh on Friday at 9:22am local time playing alongside teammates Deilert and Grechi.
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