Charley Hull hilariously walks over to a golf fan to use his lighter at Solheim Cup
England's Charley Hull has been given permission to smoke on the golf course at the 2024 Solheim Cup.
Charley Hull was seen borrowing a lighter off a golf fan on the eve of the Solheim Cup, which got underway bright and early on Friday.
Hull, 28, has been given permission to smoke cigarettes at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia, United States this week.
The English star was not allowed to smoke during the Olympics and it seemingly affected her play as she finished in the middle of the pack.
Hull recently admitted she does not particularly like smoking but that it helps her relax on the golf course, especially when there is slow play.
Scroll below to watch Hull trudge over to a golf fan for a lighter..
"I find it quite funny, because I actually do go to the gym and I'm a very healthy person. I only smoke," Hull said earlier this summer.
"I hardly drink. I don't need to drink because actually I can have a fun time without it.
"Yeah, listen, my dad smokes 40 a day since he was 12 years old and now he's 75, and my nephew smokes who is like 25. My whole family smokes, so it's not something that I've noticed being odd.
"I hate smoking. I used to curse at my dad when I was younger for smoking, but I think it's to do a little bit when I'm stressed. I was a bit stressed last year and I just kind of vaped, and I wanted to stop vaping, and even though smoking is not better than vaping, it's just you can vape indoors all the time. I thought if I smoke, I'm going to go outside and smoke a cigarette. When it's a slow round on the golf course I smoke quite a few more than I should.
"But listen, I will stop soon. It's just when."
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European Solheim Cup captain Suzanne Pettersen said of Hull being able to smoke at the Solheim Cup: "It’s nice to get Charley going, she doesn’t like to sit around and wait. She has interacted well with the home fans here this week."
In a clip that has since gone viral, Hull was seen walking over to borrow a golf spectator's lighter during her Thursday practice round.
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