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By DANIEL MATTHEWS<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 09:24 EDT, 30 May 2025 | Updated: 09:27 EDT, 30 May 2025 <\/p>\n

Golf star Charley Hull appeared to lose patience with Lexi Thompson during an awkward opening round of the US Women’s Open.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Hull and Thompson were paired alongside world No 1 Nelly Korda at Erin Hills in Wisconsin<\/a>, where the winner will take home $2.4million.<\/p>\n

But none is inside the top 30 after a tense opening round when Hull seemed to grow frustrated at Thompson’s pace of play.<\/p>\n

The English star, who went viral for smoking on the course at last year’s event, has previously been outspoken about slow play.<\/p>\n

And Hull appeared to take issue with the American as early as the opening hole on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A clip, which was posted to social media, showed Hull waiting as Thompson stood over a putt. As the American went through her meticulous pre-shot routine, Hull could be seen letting out a huge sigh.<\/p>\n

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Charley Hull (R) appeared to lose patience with Lexi Thompson (L) at the US Women’s Open<\/p>\n

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Charley already seems a bit frustrated with Lexi\u2019s pace\u2014taking deep breaths and mumbling under her breath.<\/p>\n

And yep\u2026 this was just the first hole \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/935fXy0uIC<\/a><\/p>\n

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By the time Thompson was putting on the eighth green, Hull had already headed to the ninth hole, where she sat down near the tee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later, Hull began making her way down 18<\/a> before Korda and Thompson had finished hitting their tee shots. They eventually ended their round in a little under five and a half hours.<\/p>\n

Thompson went on to finish the opening round at one-over-par after carding a 73 at Erin Hills. That left the American in a tie for 59th.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hull and Korda, meanwhile, went one better. Both began the second round at level par.<\/p>\n

Last year Hull slammed the slow play of some of her rivals, branding it ‘crazy’. She also suggested a radical plan to speed them up.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019m quite ruthless, but I said: “Listen, if you get three bad timings, every time there\u2019s a two-shot penalty. If you have three of them, you lose your Tour card instantly\u2026” I\u2019m sure that would hurry up a lot of people.’<\/p>\n

Thompson echoed Hull’s concerns, admitting: ‘Slow play is an issue… rounds shouldn\u2019t take more than four and a half hours, especially in threesomes.’<\/p>\n

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\n Golf star Charley Hull shades rival\u00a0Lexi Thompson in tense scenes at US Open<\/p>\n