LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England – The AIG Women's British Open turns 50 this week. British star Charley Hull was asked about the $10 million prize fund, which has tripled since the last time the championship was held at Royal Lytham and St. Annes eight years ago.
Hull then admitted something most pros don't: That she loves playing for money.
"I'm not going to lie," she said. "That's why I think I play so well in the majors. Even if I'm quite a lot behind I am like, make loads of birdies today, extra dollars, for me and him to get."
The him, of course, is her longtime caddie Adam Woodward. Hull then quickly pivoted from the purse to a prank, noting she bought some fake scratch-off cards last night.
Hull gave one to Woodward and watched him go to work.
"He's like scratching it, scratching it, scratching it, and he's like, 'My gosh, I've won,' " said Hull. "He's taken his hat off. He's taken his glasses off. He's literally running around the players lounge sayin', 'I've won $100,000. I'm taking today off.' His face looks so happy. He was sweating. He was trembling. He couldn't believe his luck, and we had to tell him it was fake and he nearly quit the job."
Hull then found the video on her cell phone and held it up for the room.
"Yeah, I felt bad," she continued. "Now I have to have my back up because I don't know what he's going to do to me for payback."
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
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