By: Max Bechtoldt
I think many would be surprised to see that 2024 is the first time Great Britain will be sending out this duo to the Olympics. In 2016 Charley Hull did make an appearance alongside Catriona Matthew, while in 2021 Mel Reid and Jodi Ewart Shadoff made the trip to Tokyo. This year, the dynamic English duo of Charley Hull and Georgia Hall make up a solid team with two prominent LPGA Tour stars. Meet the two players representing Great Britain here:
CHARLEY HULL
World No. 8 Charley Hull doesn’t always win, but she does almost always play well. Across 11 LPGA Tour seasons, Hull has 36 top-10 finishes with two wins. In just 2023 she had a massive season with four runner-up finishes including two in majors. In majors overall she has nine top-10 finishes with four top-threes. Hull has been a fixture since she was a teenager in the world of women’s golf, with three Ladies European Tour wins in her career, she has played in every Solheim Cup since 2013, when she won the LET Rookie of the Year at 17-years-old. This season has been a bit more up-and-down than 2023, which was the best year of her career. In 10 starts she has nine made cuts and five top-20 finishes, including at the Dow Championship partnered with Hall where the team finished in fifth. With how often Hull puts herself in contention, she seems like a solid bet to make the medal stand.
GEORGIA HALL
Despite Hall being arguably the most prominent women’s golfer from Great Britain over the past five years, this will surprisingly be her first time in the Olympics. Hall has had a strong career both in Europe and the United States, with two LET Player of the Year wins and two LPGA Tour victories, including the 2018 Women’s British Open. Across her seven LPGA Tour seasons, Hall has accumulated 21 top-10 finishes, including six in major championships. Though she had strong 2022 and 2023 seasons, she still hasn’t won since her victory in Portland in 2020. Her game has mostly suffered a bit, with just two top-20 finishes in 2024. Because of this, she has fallen down to No. 38 in the Rolex Rankings. Regardless, she is still one of the better and more accomplished “No. 2” players in the Olympics.
