So, I was scrolling through my feed the other day, and bam! There’s this picture of Charley Hull, puffing on a cigarette like she’s the female John Daly or something. I was like, “Whoa, what’s going on here?” I mean, she’s a pro golfer, right? So naturally, I had to dig deeper. Turns out, she had to drop out of a tournament a while back – the Aramco, I think it was called – because she messed up her hip.
She said she fell over after returning from America. She thought she tore something, and guess what? She actually got an MRI. Turns out her hip was out of place, and she probably shouldn’t have played in the Evian. I guess that’s why she took a week and a half off or so.
And get this, I read somewhere that she shared a story about facing discrimination when she was just a kid. At seven, she beat a 17-year-old boy, and he swore at her after the match! Can you believe that? Talk about a sore loser.
A change in Charley’s life
By the way, Charley also had a major transformation. She dropped like 22 pounds! I’m serious, 10 kilograms. She looks so much more energetic and confident now, both on and off the course. I mean, that must have taken some serious dedication.
- She got married to some MMA fighter named Ozzie Smith.
- The wedding was in her hometown on September 21, 2019.
- Then they split up in 2021.
But back to the smoking thing. I saw this interview where she mentioned feeling a bit under the weather recently. She thought it was just jet lag, the heat, and her asthma acting up. But then she realized she had some mild cold-like symptoms. That must have been a scare!
So, yeah, that’s the whole Charley Hull smoking saga as far as I can tell. She’s had quite a journey, from injuries to personal life changes, even dealing with discrimination when she was younger. And now, this whole smoking thing. It just goes to show that even pro athletes have their ups and downs, just like the rest of us.
