Charley Hull Withdraws From Evian Championship After Collapsing On Course

Charley Hull has withdrawn from nan Evian Championship aft collapsing aft a tee changeable during her first round. The Englishwoman was taken from nan people astatine nan French awesome connected a aesculapian cart connected Thursday morning.

Reports from nan arena said Hull sat by nan broadside of a bunker connected nan 3rd hole, intelligibly looking unwell. Having taken a 15-minute aesculapian break, Hull deed her tee changeable connected nan 4th and slumped to nan ground.

She duly withdrew from nan tournament, pinch broadcasters reporting nan world No 19 had been suffering from an unspecified virus. Hull’s guidance has been contacted for an update connected her situation.

The 29-year-old Hull had started her information successful nan French mountains connected nan 10th and, somewhat remarkably, was 1 nether par earlier this script unfolded.

It now remains to beryllium seen whether Hull will retrieve successful clip for nan last awesome connected nan women’s calendar, nan British Open astatine Royal Porthcawl from 31 July. She is owed to tee up successful nan Scottish Open during nan erstwhile week.

Hull remains without a awesome triumph to her sanction but tied 12th successful each of her past 2 appearances. She shared 3rd astatine nan Evian successful 2022.

Leona Maguire changeable a 65 to declare an early stock of nan Evian lead. The English amateur Lottie Woad’s 68 continued fantabulous caller form. Woad will gain a LPGA Tour paper if she finishes successful nan apical 25 successful France.