Solheim Cup Star Charley Hull Walks Down Memory Lane as She Gets Candid About Difficult Mental Health Journey: ‘My Mind Couldn’t Rest’

England’s favorite Charley Hull will next week fly to Spain with the rest of the European squad for the Solheim Cup. A much-awaited LPGA event is around the corner. But certain factors in Hull’s personal life might affect her gameplay during the iconic event.

Charley Hull loves challenges. Perhaps that’s why she was able to walk away with a Texas-shaped trophy last year after fighting gusty winds, firm fairways, and tricky hole locations during The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America. While it is an October event, some players and the defending champion were called in for a quick word to Texas.

Charley Hull reflects on a significant deciding factor ahead of the Solheim Cup

Hull shared a health update with the golf world a couple of months earlier. The upsetting news came after her runner-up position at the iconic Pebble Beach during the US Women’s Open. In her exclusive interview with Sports BBC, Charley Hull revealed that she’s been diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

Recalling the news, the reporter in Texas asked the LPGA pro how it all started and if it would affect her performance during the Solheim Cup. Hull took everyone down memory lane and recalled The Chevron Championship as the start. “Yeah, it was kind of like, I think it was after Chevron. I went to my friend’s house, Reese and Esther’s house, because I missed the cut and it was so bad. Like, honestly, anyone that knows me, but when you see me behind closed doors, I’m a hundred miles an hour.”

While many LPGA pros have reflected on the importance to take break from golf, Charley Hull was experiencing something entirely opposite. “I can’t rest. I think like them two weeks when I was in L.A. the week after, I was, I couldn’t sleep at night. I was having like an hour’s sleep. I was just drained. My mind couldn’t rest. It’s really weird. When I’m really — I can’t sit down and watch movies. I couldn’t concentrate on the golf course. I just felt really, really bad. Like really bad, like almost depressed and that as well.”

However, the LPGA pro is performing well during the events. She was the runner-up at the Kroger Queen City Championship and AIG Women’s Open. Moreover, Charley Hull also said in the interview that she is doing better than before, knowing her triggers for the condition. A cure suggested to her might be why she does well in Spain.

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Recapping Hull’s Encounter with ADHD

England’s favorite players did take some time off previously to deal with the severe ADHD she was experiencing. And ever since she knows what triggers her, she’s been controlling the situation. Hull is impatient and often engages in thinking patterns harmful to her.

The player found a way to counter the problem by keeping busy. She even called the Pebble Beach course therapeutic for her. Is it possible that a little bit of excitement around the event and a beautiful course might help Charley Hull?

Suppose that is the solution to easing out some difficulties during her gameplay. In that case, the madness around the Solheim Cup and the charms of Finca Cortesin in Casares, Andalusia, Spain, will bring Charley Hull some respite from the constant struggle. She is also certain that her own personal attempts to improve her game are working. Irrespective of what happens, fans are curious to see Hull showcasing her magic on Spanish soil.

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