With seven birdies in her first 13 holes, Charley Hull lit up crowds early Saturday during the third round of the 2025 AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales.
The round started off with a bit of an “oops” moment, however, when Hull hit a wayward tee shot off the fourth tee that almost hit Minjee Lee as Lee prepared to tee off the 17th.
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“Nearly took Minjee out,” said Dame Laura Davies from the booth.
Hull went on to par the hole and then rattled off three consecutive birdies.
“When I hit it, I shouted fore right, but I said hope it’s on the tee box and it was so, it was all right,” said Hull. “I like Minjee. I wouldn’t want to take her out.”
Hull posted a 6-under 66 with 23 putts to jump up the board. As of 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Hull was three back and in a share of fourth with Megan Khang and Minami Katsu, who shot 65.
“I like hunting someone down,” said Hull, who entered the tournament with question marks due to her health.
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Hull left the last major championship on a stretcher after coming down with a virus and then recently tweaked her back getting a box out of her car. She lost weight and swing speed during recovery and probably didn’t have huge expectations for the week, especially given her dislike of links golf.
And yet, there she is, solidly in position to make a run on Sunday.
It’s been quite a run for English players of late, with Georgia Hall sitting in a share of eighth at 4 under after a 68 and Mimi Rhodes T-10 at 3 under alongside compatriot Lottie Woad, who shot 71 on Saturday.
“It being so close to home, yeah, I’ve had so much family out here supporting and cheering for me,” said Rhodes. “Honestly, it’s just been better than a dream come true.”
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Women’s British Open 2025: Charley Hull tee shot nearly hits Minjee Lee
