Charley Hull Once Reflected on How ADHD Affects Her Golf: “Block Everything Out”
BELLEAIR, FL - NOVEMBER 14: LPGA, Golf Damen golfer Charley Hull walks the 18th hole during The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on November 14, 2025, at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire. GOLF: NOV 14 LPGA The ANNIKA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon25111460
BELLEAIR, FL - NOVEMBER 14: LPGA, Golf Damen golfer Charley Hull walks the 18th hole during The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on November 14, 2025, at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire. GOLF: NOV 14 LPGA The ANNIKA EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon25111460
It’s hard to imagine Charley Hull, a golfer with eight professional wins, struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the three-time LPGA Tour winner has accepted her medical condition as a superpower.
Back in September 2025, during a conversation with Kelly Cates, Hull revealed, “If I’m interested in something, I get obsessed with it. And you could be talking to me, but I’m so focused in on it. I think, definitely, like a little secret weapon for me that I can do, because I can literally be that hyperfocused.”
“It’s just like in situations like that that probably actually helped me on the golf course, where I'm so focused on something, I block everything out.”
She provided a real-life example of the times when she’d walk by her father but notice him as just a shadow passing by. Why? Because her mind kept her focused on something else.
25th July 2025 Dundonald Links, Irvine, Scotland ISPS HANDA Womens Scottish Open Golf Round 2 Charley Hull plays her tee shot on the 5th hole at Dundonald Links PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUK AlecxBrown
25th July 2025 Dundonald Links, Irvine, Scotland ISPS HANDA Womens Scottish Open Golf Round 2 Charley Hull plays her tee shot on the 5th hole at Dundonald Links PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUK AlecxBrown
According to the USA's National Library of Medicine, hyperfocus in ADHD is a scenario where people find it difficult to shift their attention from a particular task and lose awareness of their environment. And it’s especially sustained in precision-based activities, like in golf.
Charley Hull was diagnosed with ADHD in 2024. But she knew about her condition for a long time.
Charley Hull Highlights the Advantage of Knowing Her Diagnosis
During the conversation, Cates wondered about the feelings Hull went through while getting the diagnosis. But for the golfer, it was all in a positive light.
Hull told SkySports, “It was interesting. Like, I kind of always knew anyway. But knowing about it and knowing ways to cope with it helps 100%.”
The diagnosis came with a better understanding of the situation for Hull. And that helped her manage things even better. Giving the example of the British Open, she revealed how certain breathing techniques helped her calm her nerves.
She continued, “I hate slow play. I hate if my life’s not boom boom boom boom boom. I don’t like that.”
“And I’m actually now starting to learn how to be a bit more chilled. Hopefully, since being injured, I will be able to master it. But I doubt it very much.”
Nevertheless, Hull transforms ADHD into a competitive advantage through awareness and control. Her ability to hyperfocus and manage intensity continues to sharpen her edge at golf’s highest level.
Written by
Krushna Pattnaik
Edited by
Souvik Roy