Charley Hull heads into the Evian Championship weekend at 6-under, chasing her first major after another gritty surge put her firmly in contention.
Charley Hull is back where she seems to live during major championships ... lurking close enough to make the leaders uncomfortable.
The English star reached the weekend of the 2026 Amundi Evian Championship at 6-under after rounds of 66 and 70 at Evian Resort Golf Club.
Hull didn’t dominate every stretch, but she survived mistakes, punished the par 5s and kept herself within striking distance of the championship she’s spent years chasing.
Her opening round looked ready to unravel early. Hull bogeyed two of her first six holes before flipping the day with an aggressive closing surge.
She produced five birdies over her final 12 holes and finished with an eagle at the par-5 18th to shoot 5-under.
Rather than panic after the rough beginning, Hull trusted the form she had displayed during Wednesday’s pro-am.
“I just believed in myself and just kind of relaxed out there,” Hull said. “I took my time and took advantage of the birdies.”
Friday required a different type of fight.
Hull hit 17 greens in regulation but couldn’t generate the same avalanche of scoring. She made three birdies on the course’s four par 5s, offset two bogeys and settled for a 1-under 70.
“I played decent,” Hull said. “I hit 17 greens in regulation. Played good.”
That steady round kept Hull relevant entering the weekend, which is all that matters in a major.
She has already experienced the pain of getting painfully close, most recently finishing one stroke behind Nelly Korda at the U.S. Women’s Open.
That result became Hull’s fifth runner-up-or-better finish in a major without a victory.
Her 2026 season has otherwise been uneven. Hull arrived in France having made six cuts in 10 starts, but she has also produced three top-10 finishes.
Two came in majors, including a tie for 10th at the Chevron Championship and her runner-up showing at Riviera.
The pattern is obvious: when the stakes rise, so does Hull’s game.
Evian hasn’t always treated her kindly. In 12 previous appearances, her only top-10 finish came in 2022, when she tied for third at 15-under.
But this version of Hull has already proven she can absorb setbacks without losing her aggression.
At 30, she’s accomplished too much to be celebrated merely for contending. The missing piece is a major trophy.
Hull has given herself another weekend to finally grab it.
