Watch: New LPGA-favorite Charley Hull signed a fan’s cigarette at last week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

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Charley Hull has quickly become one of the most popular players on the LPGA, and it’s not all about her talent on the golf course. She’s gone viral a few times over the last month or so for smoking cigarettes during LPGA tournaments.

At the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this month, there was a video that did its trip around social media showing Hull signing autographs for fans while smoking.

“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,” she told the media. “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.”

Well, the newest video circulating on X/Twitter is one that shows Hull signing a fan’s cigarette.

At Lancaster, Hull said that her Instagram following grew by 70,000 since the start of the week. She’d go on to tie for 19th. At last week’s Women’s PGA, Hull tied for 16th.

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