THE MODERATOR: Joined by Charley Hull here at the 2025 HSBC Women's World Championship. This is your second start of the year on the LPGA Tour.
What are you just looking forward to most about this year as a whole?
CHARLEY HULL: I just love playing golf. Love playing in tournaments. Just being out on the golf course, and been working hard over the winter on my game. You know, just really looking forward to the majors this year.
THE MODERATOR: And you were home last week. Anything you enjoyed about being home in particular, anything did you.
CHARLEY HULL: Just see like my family, my little nephew, and my oldest nephew is getting married next week. Looking forward to that. Yeah, just family time.
THE MODERATOR: And your first event you're playing in this Asia Swing, why did you choose this tournament? What do you like most about here?
CHARLEY HULL: I really like Singapore and I haven't played in a few years. Last couple years I just played Thailand because it tied into my schedule a little bit easier. I don't like being away for more than two weeks on the road. So that's why I haven't played this one unfortunately.
But this year, I'm playing in it because I like it here. The golf course is good, the hotel is lovely and it's easy to get to from the airport. Yeah, it's just perfect.
Q. I read an article a few months ago that you were retiring, what was that all about?
CHARLEY HULL: I don't think that's about me surely. Lexi is retiring but not me. Definitely not me. I'll play golf until I'm on my deathbed.
Q. That's exactly what I thought. Can I ask you another question? I was talking to a guy who plays on the DP World Tour, and he told me that it's important as they go around that they don't just represent golf; that you're playing in some of the greatest places in the world, and it's important to be a tourist and explore places. Do you do that while you're traveling?
CHARLEY HULL: I'm actually quite a bit of a lone wolf. I love being in my own company. But sometimes when you travel to all these different places and you want to explore by yourself it can be a little bit boring. But I've been on tour for ten years now. Like I've done quite a lot. So when I'm on the road, I kind of just like to stick to my golf, go to the gym and the rest of the time, I'll have a wonder around by myself.
Yeah, I think probably want to get out a little bit more this year but it's just having someone to share it with, you know what I mean.
Q. Is that something that helps in golf?
CHARLEY HULL: I think in life, everybody has got a hobby outside of golf and I feel like fitness for me is my hobby. I've been in the gym since I was like 15 years old but never really trained how I train now. I never used to enjoy it.
I felt like about a year and a half ago, I really wanted to get in my fitness, not just be a golfer, be an athlete. I think it's really good for me mentally. But I'm one of those people that struggle to switch off.
But I feel like when I get into the gym and challenge myself, I love challenging myself and I feel like the gym really, really helps me with that, and I just feel unbelievable. I don't actually have a goal training.
But whenever I train in the gym, I feel like it helps my golf. And I feel like the more fitter I am; the more I recover from jet-lag a lot quicker. I just do it for overall health and make the mind feel good and just makes me feel better.
Q. Do you ever pay attention to what other people say?
CHARLEY HULL: I think at the end of the day, you have one life and you have to live it how you want to live it. Like people's opinions don't pay my bills. I've always lived like that. I just want to go out there and do me and people, if they like it, and it's cool if they don't, just both me. Just being me. As long as my friends and family love me, I'm just happy doing my own thing. I've always been like that.
Q. Can you tell everyone what you did this morning?
CHARLEY HULL: Yeah, really cool, went to the Marina Bay Sands to the top and had some pictures with HSBC. It was really cool to see the views of the city. It's really nice up there and the pool looked lovely. I didn't go in the pool. Just dunked my driver in. It was really cool. It was nice.
Q. You talk about challenging yourself. What are your goals this year?
CHARLEY HULL: So people always ask me for my goals, and a few weeks ago I got asked, what's your main goal for this year? And I was like, I want to run a 5K in 20 minutes.
He was like, "So, no golf, is not your goal?"
I was like, "No, golf is my goal because every single week I'm playing an event, I wouldn't be in the event if I didn't think I could win it. My goal every week is golf, do you know what I mean?
And I don't want to like set myself goals and then if I don't reach them, you're like, ohhh. But always every week I play, I want to be -- like, I want to try and win.
And last year, I put myself in some really good positions, and more and more, for me to try and win -- if I don't win an event, to push myself.
Yeah, I love golf. I generally love golf more than anyone really loves golf on this tour. Yeah, my goals are just take it one step at a time and just stuff like that, really.
Q. The shopping, I know you like to look for lieu have I tans and tough like that. Dubai anything?
CHARLEY HULL: So this year, I said to myself, I love shopping. I can be a shopaholic but I thought to myself, I'm not going to shop, buy myself, anything designer, for a good six months just because -- I don't know why. I just felt like I could just shop for no reason. I have a really nice ward rope at home but don't really get to wear many of the outfits because I don't go out. Yeah, I'll have a look, window shopping.
Q. Do you play any other sports?
CHARLEY HULL: Yeah, I like running. I got off the plane -- so I flew in yesterday, it was a 13-hour plane ride and I slept for 12 and a half hours. Got off the plane and done an 11K run. Went to sleep about 11 o'clock, got up this morning and did a 10K run so it was quite a bit.
Q. Have you ever done a marathon?
CHARLEY HULL: No, I haven't. I would love to. But I've never been a really good runner. So the last six months, I've cracked on and to become a better runner. It's an addiction, really, I suppose. Better than other addictions that people get themselves into.
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