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Charley Hull of England walks during the Pro-Am prior to the AIG Women’s Open 2025 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on July 30.<\/p>\n
Charley Hull has made a headline-grabbing confession<\/a>: she \u201cdoesn\u2019t really watch golf anymore.\u201d After years on tour, the two-time LPGA winner said she\u2019s grown bored and even exhausted<\/a> by the sport\u2019s relentless power evolution. In an interview ahead of the AIG Women\u2019s Open, she lamented how the artistry of past decade\u2013from subtle draws and fades\u2013has been replaced by straight-line bombers and launch monitor obsession.<\/p>\n For Hull, watching golf now feels like watching technology instead of technique. She shared that she prefers viewing historical footage\u2013from The Open in the 1970s\u2013rather than modern broadcasts dominated by money shots and distance stats. The power era, she believes, has stripped the game of its soul.<\/p>\n A Gamble on Art Over Distance<\/p>\n Hull didn\u2019t mince words: golfing back in the \u201990s and early 2000s felt like an artful craft<\/a>. Players shaped shots, worked angles, and relied on feel\u2013elements that Hull says have given way to brute force. \u201cNowadays everyone can just hit it straight and far,\u201d she argued, adding that high-tech improvements have sucked out the challenge and nuance.<\/p>\n \u201cI think golf back 20, 30 years ago, say 19\u2013up to like 2000s, it was more of an art,\u201d Hull said. \u201cThe players, even then men, would have to hit draws and fades and stuff it in, where I think now it\u2019s become more of a power game and where it\u2019s become\u2013the technology has advanced so much everyone can just hit it straight and far, and it\u2019s kind of taking the art away from it.\u201d<\/p>\n She expressed skepticism<\/a> about the future of golf\u2019s spectacle. With the ball rollback already being discussed, Hull sees the signs of fatigue even among players themselves. She\u2019s not alone: many pros have spoken about whether the sport has tipped too far into big hitters versus course strategy. But few do so as candidly as Hull.<\/p>\n A Personality at Odds With Power Metrics<\/p>\n Hull\u2019s disdain for modern golf<\/a> extends beyond what she watches\u2013it influences how she practices. She\u2019s vocal about shunning conventional golf training in favor of general fitness and mental focus. Hull revealed she doesn\u2019t train for golf performance as many would expect; rather, she trains to stay fit \u201cas a hobby,\u201d aiming to lower her 5K time and challenge herself beyond swinging clubs.<\/p>\n That mindset aligns with her broader personality: independent, unconventional, and refreshingly honest. Her career<\/a> has been dotted with memorable moments\u2013like smoking on course in protest of conformity or skipping yardage books, and a public insistence she\u2019s more athlete than swing technician.<\/p>\n Recovery From a Health Scare As Focus Turns Homeward<\/p>\n Just weeks after collapsing on course<\/a> during Evian Championship due to a severe viral illness, Hull is recovering both physically and mentally. She recounted fainting<\/a> twice mid-round after vision and hearing failed her at once; security staff intervened before she hurt herself. Her exit from the tournament came despite being one under through 12 holes.<\/p>\n Recovery has been slow: Hull admits she still feels \u201c80\u202fpercent\u201d and has avoided training to rest her immune system. Doctors have urged downtime, but as someone who thrives in motion<\/a>, she confessed that rest \u201cdrives me bonkers.\u201d Still, with the AIG Women\u2019s Open and Scottish Open ahead, she remains focused on returning fully for major title runs.<\/p>\n Not Watching Doesn\u2019t Mean Not Caring<\/p>\n Despite her distance from watching the modern game<\/a>, Hull remains passionately invested in competing at the highest level<\/a>. In fact, part of her frustration with televised golf stems from the mismatch between what she believes makes the game great and what gets broadcast. Fans see numbers and power; Hull sees the soul of shot-making slipping away.<\/p>\n Her goal remains simple: she wants her name on the trophy. She clarified that headline fame doesn\u2019t motivate her; it\u2019s the G.O.A.T.-ing moment\u2013seeing her name etched on a major trophy\u2013that fuels her. That ambition persists<\/a> even as the golf world shifts into a new era that doesn\u2019t align with her values.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAlyssa Polczynski<\/a> Alyssa Polczynski is a multimedia journalist covering Major League Baseball for Heavy.com. She has experience as an editorial producer for MLB.com and contributed to the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). 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