England’s Charley Hull saw a tee shot land within inches of rival player Minjee Lee in a terrifying moment at the Women’s Open.
Hull was playing her third round at Royal Porthcawl, when she sent a drive way right of the fairway. In fact, the ball headed on to another hole.
‘Oops,’ Hull could be heard saying before cries of ‘fore’ rang out as the ball sailed towards the 17th tee, where Lee was waiting to hit her own drive.
The Australian player was busy lining up her ball and did not see the ball coming until it bounced just in front of her.
Slow-motion replays showed Lee flinching and taking evasive action as the ball bounced past and settled at the back of the tee box.
Hull is one of the most popular figures in golf and despite Saturday’s blip, she is primed to challenge for the title over the final round.
Charley Hull saw a tee shot land within inches of rival player Minjee Lee at the Women’s Open
The 29-year-old is in a tie for fourth – three shots off leader Miyu Yamashita – after an impressive third round at Royal Porthcawl.
Hull shot seven birdies – and just one bogey – in a six-under-par round of 66. That took her to six-under for the tournament.
Lee is four shots further back, sitting tied-18th heading into the final round of the Women’s Open. After getting a fright on the 17th tee, she escaped the hole with par and is two-under for the tournament..
Earlier this month, Hull was forced to withdraw from the Evian Championship after collapsing twice during her first round at the season’s fourth major.
In concerning scenes, the 29-year-old, who had been battling a virus, first showed signs of difficulty when she stopped and sheltered under an umbrella 11 holes into her loop.
That escalated on the next tee box – hole four on the scorecard – when Hull collapsed ahead of playing her shot and allowed the group behind to go through while she received treatment.
After then fainting a second time after her shot, a buggy was called and Hull pulled out of the tournament.
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Scary moment golf star Charley Hull comes within inches of disaster after errant shot nearly strikes rival
