This great summer of golf homecomings has led to nervous times. Rory McIlroy said his hands trembled when gripping a club after the ovation he received on the 1st tee at the Open Championship; the eight shots that followed played a crucial role in the Northern Irishman lasting only 36 holes at Portrush. Anguish was writ large over the face of Darren Clarke after his triple bogey at the 18th afforded him the same fate at his home club. With familiarity comes pressure.
Enter Charley Hull. Back at Woburn, where she became a member aged nine, the 23-year-old admitted to the same sensation as McIlroy on the opening hole of the Women’s British Open. There was no upcoming damage though; Hull did not post a single bogey en route to a 67.
Written by Ewan Murray at Woburn
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/01/charley-hull-round-one-womens-british-open-woburn-golf under the title “Charley Hull shaken but undeterred after 67 at Women’s British Open | Ewan Murray”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
