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Charlie Hull admitted another near-miss at a major was “quite upsetting” after narrowly falling short of her bid for a historic comeback win at the US Women’s Open.
Rivera was seven strokes off the halfway lead and outside the top 40 after rounds of 73 and 72 over the first two days at the country club, only to post a third-round 65 — the lowest of his major career — to get off to a strong start in Saturday and Sunday’s final rounds.
The Englishwoman started the final day three behind but briefly held the singles lead after following a front-nine 32 with back-to-back birdies, with Hull still in the title mix despite bogeying two of her next three holes.
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Hull had a dream start on the final day of the US Women’s Open, holing for eagle on the par-five first hole.
Hull birdied the par-five 17th and holed out from 10 feet to set the clubhouse target, but world number one Nelly Korda claimed a one-shot victory to finish in a tie-second with Mexico’s Gabby Lopez.
“It’s just frustrating,” Hull admitted. “Another second place. I think I’ve had five second place finishes in majors now, so it’s pretty annoying, but I played really well the last day.
“Definitely missed a few putts on the back nine, but it was pretty windy and I hit the ball great, so fair play to Nellie Korda for back-to-back (big) wins.”
Hull finished runner-up in a major for the fifth time in her career and second in four years at the US Women’s Open.
Hull carded an eagle, five birdies and three bogeys in an eventful final day, where he shared the lead until Korda birdied his final hole and then closed out his fourth major win.
On finishing the week at seven under, behind Korda, Hull said: “I was looking at (other scores) but I thought if I got to 10 under, that would be enough, so I was just trying to get to 10 under. Obviously I didn’t get there, but I hit a great shot on the last hole.”
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Watch the moment Nelly Korda wins her fourth major championship as she claims the US Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club
Can Hull turn ‘love’ into victory for the Majors?
Hull will be among the favorites to challenge at the final three women’s majors of the year, with the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (June 25-28), the Evian Championship (July 9-12) and the AIG Women’s Open (July 30-August 2) all live on Sky Sports.
“I just love playing in the majors,” Hull added. “I only get up for the majors, it’s really weird. If it’s normal from week to week, I sometimes struggle to get motivated.
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“When it comes to the big week, I love it. Even if I just cut, I feel like I can make a huge charge on the weekend.
“I love the feeling of being under the gun, under pressure. It’s not like a life-and-death situation, but you know the adrenaline you get. You can’t make a mistake because you have to keep going and go, and when you make a mistake you have to come back.
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Speaking at the start of the season, the Sky Sports Golf Podcast team discussed how important 2026 will be for Hal’s career.
“I love that feeling. It’s going to be a huge comeback tomorrow not because I’m second, but because the adrenaline just goes out of my body. But I love the feeling.”
The elusive has now gone 12 major top-10 finishes and five runner-up finishes, although he believes he can take positives from his performances into the rest of the major season.
“It’s not over until the fat lady sings,” Hull said of those who doubted him after the first two rounds. “Charlie gives a charge at the weekend, so there you go. Yeah, I like chasing it – I like chasing them (rivals) down.
“I’ve finished in the top 10 in the last two majors now and I’ve got one win this year, so just put my thoughts together. Play the same way I did over the weekend at KPMG (at the Women’s PGA Championship) the first two days and carry that mentality into the first two rounds.”
What next?
The LPGA Tour heads to Michigan’s Midland Country Club for the Dow Championship, a two-player team tournament starting Thursday, while the next Ladies European Tour event is the Dutch Ladies Open from June 19-21.
The men’s major season continues with the US Open at Shinnecock Hills on June 18-21, before the next women’s major is the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine on June 25-28, both live on Sky Sports. Get Sky Sports or Golf Stream with no contract.
