Olympics: LPGA stars Charley Hull, Georgia Corridor provide enjoyable Paris preview

Charley Hull and Georgia Corridor are finest buddies who grew up enjoying golf collectively and are each LPGA veterans.

This week, they paired up for the LPGA Dow Championship, a multi-format stroke-play staff occasion at Midland Nation Membership in Midland, Michigan.

In rounds one and three, the women will play foursomes or alternate shot. For the second and last rounds, it is going to be four-ball or finest ball—very similar to the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans on the PGA Tour.

They’ve identified one another since they had been 11 years outdated, and they’re celebrating 17 years of friendship. Hull calls Corridor ‘George,’ whereas the previous AIG Girls’s Open champion calls her finest good friend ‘Charles.’

“We reside three minutes away from one another now, and there’s not a day that goes by we don’t communicate,” Corridor stated.

The duo will even characterize Staff Nice Britain within the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Changing into an Olympian is a giant deal and much more particular for this duo as a result of they get to do it collectively.

“Simply spending time with George as a result of we love enjoying golf collectively,” Hull stated. “That week goes to be a little bit of a busy week, but it surely’s simply good to share it along with your finest good friend, particularly in a second like that.”

Despite the fact that they are going to have loads of Olympic duties, the pair has made plans to buy groceries and benefit from the expertise. Corridor has by no means been to the town of affection, whereas Hull has solely visited Paris as soon as.

“You get to share the expertise with me the primary time,” Hull stated, smiling. “However actually, I really actually need to go to Paris someday.”

“Yeah, let’s buy groceries,” Corridor stated.

Procuring on the Olympics? Neither athlete is a large sports activities fan, however they every have a separate occasion they need to watch. Hull needs to observe boxing, whereas Corridor needs to take a look at gymnastics.

One of the best half was the compromise between the 2 so they might spend as a lot time collectively as doable.

“You’ll go to gymnastics, and I’ll go to boxing, and we’ll must go to one another’s one,” Hull stated.

This week, their staff identify is the Rose and Thorn as a result of a great good friend, Ryan Evans, gave it to them. Additionally they have a walk-up track, “Greatest Buddy,” by rapper Saweetie.

“Georgia goes to him, ‘Describe me and Charley,’ and Ryan goes, ‘Georgia, you’re like the beautiful English rose, and Charley, you’re just like the thorn.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, thanks, Ryan,’” Hull defined.

Corridor acknowledged it was stark, however she shortly made her finest good friend really feel higher about it.

“There’s a number of thorns across the rose, so that you shield me, don’t you,” Corridor stated.

“Yeah, I shield her,” Hull responded with a saucy grin.

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This week in Michigan, they are going to faucet into their connection to search out success.

“I do know when Charley is upset earlier than she does, and he or she’s the identical with me,” Corridor stated. “We all know one another nicely, and I feel that’s so essential. Any such occasion, we go on the market and have enjoyable.”

“100%,” Hull chimed in. “George is aware of me higher than I do know myself.”

These two are among the many 60 girls who will compete within the Paris Olympics at Le Golf Nationwide, the 2018 Ryder Cup venue.

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By means of. For extra golf protection, observe us @_PlayingThrough on all main social platforms. You may also observe her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.