With Evian illness behind her, Charley Hull now has an ailing back to contend with at the Women’s British Open

Charley Hull is known for her insane workouts, but those were put on hold for a bit while she was recovering from a virus that caused her to withdraw from the Amundi Evian Championship just two weeks ago. Now, she revealed she tweaked her back before she got sick, and it’s affecting her swing.

Hull is preparing for the final major of the year, the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, not far from her home in England. The 29-year-old star will work with what she’s got for the week.

“I did a run [Tuesday] actually, but the week before I was sick, I hurt my back lifting a box out of my car, and then my back's been really playing up and I've not been hitting it as well because I've not been able to go to the gym and do my rehab exercises,” Hull said Wednesday. “I'm not hitting it the best coming into this week which is very frustrating because it's an event I've been looking forward to playing all year.

“I've just got to go out there with what I've got. At the end, it's just a game of golf and you've got to go out there and have fun. I'm not going to let it beat me up too much. Apart from that, I feel pretty good.”

Hull collapsed twice during the first round of the Amundi Evian Championship, which made for some scary moments, and was taken off the course. She recovered and has since said that said she lost about 8 pounds. Hull rebounded well on the course and tied for 2st at last week’s ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open.

Still, the illness and back injury have come at an inopportune time, a critical stretch of the season with the two European majors in July.

“It annoys me because it's such an important part this time of the season, and it's something I look forward to all year,” Hull said. “And it's just like, damn it. At the end of the day, just get me making a few birdies to start with and I think I'll get my confidence back straightaway. But I understand what you mean, beware of the injured golfer and stuff, but I'm feeling good now. Hopefully all the practice I've done the last two days is going to make a difference.”

Hull said Sunday was the first day she felt back to 100 percent after her illness. She’s recovered from that but still is dealing with her back issues.

“I went for one run last week and I didn't feel too good after it, so I learned my lesson,” Hull said. “Last week, I fancied going through it because my back is pretty sore and my physio said I need to be walking and moving around. He didn't mean go for a run, but I had to go for a run. It was nice. The scenery is beautiful around here, to be fair. It was quite a nice spot.”

Hull missed the cut at the Chevron Championship but otherwise has done well in majors, finishing tied for 12th at the U.S. Women’s Open and the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

The two-time LPGA winner is still searching for her first victory of the season and her first major.

“Absolutely, I'd love to win a major title,” Hull said. “To be honest, I don't think the British Open on links suits me the most. That's why I always find that I play well at the U.S. Open, but I think I've got to get that out of my head. When we play in Walton Heath or Woburn, I always find those kind of courses suit my game a lot more. It's [better] visually off the tee. I find links is quite intimidating.”

In addition to being known for working out, Hull is known to be blunt. Her marketability on and off the course continues to rise, making it’s no surprise that she was one of the professional golfers who had a role in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore 2.”

“It was quite a long day,” she said. “It was good fun to be fair. It was pretty cool because I watched the first when I was a kid growing up and that. Never thought I'd be in a movie, but there you go. Definitely safe to say I couldn't be an actress. Just filming that scene all day, I haven't got the patience.”