After Being Ill and Hospitalized, Charley Hull Sits Four Shots Behind Leader in Singapore
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February 27, 2026

After Being Ill and Hospitalized, Charley Hull Sits Four Shots Behind Leader in Singapore

"I shouldn't have come here but I really wanted to play."

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Addie Parker

There's never a dull moment with Charley Hull.

She's one of the most beloved figures in golf for several reasons, but her love and commitment to the game shines through each and every time we see her compete. And this week, we're seeing this play out tenfold. The 29-year-old flew in late to Singapore because she was so sick, that she was in the hospital as recent as last Saturday!

"I haven't felt like a hundred percent this week," she said after shooting 5-under par during the second round of the HSBC Women's World Championship. "I was meant to fly out on I think it was Saturday night and I couldn't fly because I was ill. So I flew out on Monday. Monday, so Tuesday so a quick turnaround. The heat gets to you but it's good."

During last year's HSBC event, Hull went viral for saying that she threw up and then ran her best 5K time before one of the rounds.

There's just something about the Singapore heat that doesn't agree with the World No. 3! But despite that minor hiccup last year, she finished T-4 for the tournament, so if there's one thing Hull knows how to do, it's bouncing back.

She sits just four shots behind leader Auston Kim, who's setting the pace at 9-under par heading into the weekend. As a reminder, there is no cut at this event.

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Hull said that she's not 100 percent, but is feeling better. "I just had some health issues but I'm feeling a lot better now...I shouldn't have come here but I really wanted to play because I would have had four or five weeks off. So I wanted to just come out and play anyway."

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