Ever since the 2026 season began, Charley Hull has avoided playing consecutive weeks. She has taken a week off between every tournament she has played. Despite that, her trip to Singapore this week was delayed as she faced a bit of a health crisis. And Hull shed some light on the issue.

“I probably shouldn’t have come here to be honest,” Hull told Golf Channel‘s Tom Abbot as confirmed by Beth Ann Nichols of Golfweek. She added, “But I really wanted to play because I would have had four or five weeks off after I’d won, if I didn’t play this week, so I kind of wanted to just come out and play anyway.”

Playing the HSBC Women’s World Championship 2026 was important for Hull. It is a part of her regular schedule on the LPGA Tour. Even last season, she started the year with the HGV Tournament of Champions, flew to Singapore for the World Championship, and then took a few weeks off.

However, she nearly missed it this year because of her health issues. Hull was hospitalized on Saturday due to her illness. The World No. 3 didn’t specify why she was hospitalized, however.

She recovered just in time to catch a flight on Monday and land on Tuesday. But the English pro played as if nothing ever happened to her. She shot rounds of 72-67-74-69 this week to bag a T10 at Sentosa. So that’s a positive sign for her fans.

Hull, however, admitted, “I haven’t felt like a hundred percent this week. I was meant to fly out on I think it was Saturday night, and I couldn’t fly because I was ill. So I flew out on Monday. Monday, so Tuesday, so a quick turnaround. The heat gets to you, but it’s good. I just had some health issues, but I’m feeling a lot better now.”

This wasn’t the first time Hull had faced adverse health conditions in recent times. Back in July 2025, Hull collapsed twice on the course mid-round. She was taken to the hospital on a medical cart. She later confirmed that it was due to a virus attack. Hull had to withdraw from the fourth major at that time.

Based on her 2025 schedule, her next appearance should be the Ford Championship at the Whirlwind Golf Club in Arizona. Had she missed the HSBC Women’s World Championship, she wouldn’t have played any events between the PIF Saudi Ladies International, which ended on Valentine’s Day, and the Ford Championship at the end of March 2026. The extended break would have been bad for her form.

That said, let’s take a look at her performance in the HSBC Women’s World Championship 2026 so far.

How did Charley Hull perform under the weather?

The conditions at the Tanjong Course are quite challenging this time around. Everyone is struggling to perform on the course, including the World No. 1, Jeeno Thitikul, and Lydia Ko. So, considering Charley Hull’s condition, her even par 72 on Thursday doesn’t seem that bad. She scored three bogeys and three birdies to draw even for the day.

However, Hull’s performance improved on Friday as she found a better rhythm on the course. She only made one mistake throughout the round, a bogey on the par-4 ninth hole. The Englishwoman scored six birdies to make up for it to end 36 holes at 5-under par. That helped her jump up to T11 on the leaderboard.

Saturday saw a slight dip in form as she carded a 2-over 74 thanks to a late double bogey. However, she bounced back on Sunday, improving five strokes over her moving day score. Hull picked up five birdies on the front nine en route to a 3-under 69. The round would’ve been much better save for two bogeys on the back nine.

With Thitikul and Nelly Korda picking up wins already, the World No. 3 winning the third event of the season would’ve been an iconic way to kick off the year. That would’ve allowed Hull would also get one step closer to dethroning Korda from the World No. 2 spot. However, she has to be content with a T10 for now.