{"id":693390,"date":"2026-06-09T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693390\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:39:14","slug":"charley-hull-roasts-malibu-then-pulls-off-us-open-best-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693390\/","title":{"rendered":"Charley Hull roasts Malibu, then pulls off US Open best 65"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charley Hull spent Friday night accidentally crushing<\/a> her cousin\u2019s lifelong dream. Twenty-four hours later, she nearly crushed the field at the US Women\u2019s Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The English star delivered the best round of the championship Saturday at Riviera Country Club<\/a>, firing a brilliant 6-under 65 to vault into contention heading into the final round. But before she lit up one of golf\u2019s biggest stages, Hull was busy playing tour guide in Malibu with mixed results.<\/p>\n

Hull revealed her visiting cousin had spent years imagining Malibu as a real-life version of the \u201cBarbie\u201d movie<\/a>, complete with surfers, sunshine and glamour around every corner.<\/p>\n

Charley Hull crushed her cousin\u2019s Malibu dream, then fired a tournament-best 65 to surge into US Open contention. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The English star delivered the best round of the championship Saturday at Riviera Country Club. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Before she lit up one of golf\u2019s biggest stages, Hull was busy playing tour guide in upmarket Malibu. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The reality didn\u2019t meet her expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got down there and I was like, \u2018We\u2019re in Malibu,’\u201d Hull recalled. \u201cShe\u2019s like, \u2018No, we\u2019re not.’\u201d<\/p>\n

When her cousin finally realized they had arrived, the reaction wasn\u2019t exactly magical.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s like, \u2018My lifelong dream is being crushed.\u2019 She was devastated. It was absolutely hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull admitted she had tried to warn her beforehand that Malibu might not live up to the fantasy. Instead, she spent the evening laughing as her cousin discovered that La La Land mythology and reality don\u2019t always share the same zip code.<\/p>\n

Hull revealed her visiting cousin had spent years imagining Malibu as a real-life version of the \u201cBarbie\u201d movie. \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Charley Hull, of England, hits on the 13th hole during the final round of the U.S. Women\u2019s Open golf tournament AP Photo\/Ashley Landis<\/p>\n

The detour to the California coast was, apparently, exactly what Hull needed.<\/p>\n

After grinding through the opening two rounds and struggling to get putts to fall, the 30-year-old arrived Saturday with a much different mindset.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of like chasing,\u201d Hull said. \u201cI just thought, \u2018F**k it,\u2019 and went at everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo by Caroline Brehman Caroline Brehman\/UPI\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

That approach worked.<\/p>\n

Hull carded seven birdies and just one bogey, posting the lowest major championship round of her career and trimming a seven-shot deficit down to three entering Sunday.<\/p>\n

The performance continued a trend that has followed Hull throughout her career. Few players are more dangerous when they get aggressive.<\/p>\n

Her cousin may have left Malibu disappointed, but Hull left Riviera with a significant confidence boost after her first legitimate run at a major championship.<\/p>\n

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