Charley Hull breezes to 71 in Women's British Open, but Laura Davies struggles No it is not, but Hull is a girl who appears a hurry. She has been home-schooled for the last few years and because of the Curtis Cup in June has yet to finish her GCSEs. There are no plans for college; instead she will try to gain her Ladies European Tour card at qualifying school in December. Her maturity cannot be doubted. In her first LET event Hull finished in a tie for fifth and has made the cut in the other three events she has competed. Evidently, she is blessed with the priceless golfing gift of patience. "You've got to hit it straight here," Hull said. I like courses long and I like them narrow. I come from Woburn and that's fairly tight. Hull is fairly tight with Woburn's most famous son - Ian Poulter, who has been the club's touring professional since 2003 and is a keen supporter of junior golf. The Ryder Cup player has become something of a mentor to Hull, teaching her to be "ruthless but respectful." In the six months since compiling a dispiriting 77 in the second round of that Kraft Nabisco, she has learnt that art. "In the second round I got under pressure and started hitting it really hard," she said. So in the third round I took one more club and swung about three-quarter speed - and shot four under. I did that today. I'm getting older and a little smarter. Only one bogey littered Hull's card. Her father, Dave, was understandably delighted. He is accompanying his daughter on her march through the ranks, ensuring that she is not distracted by trifles such as entries, travel, accommodation or caddies having their motorbikes stolen. Someone outside a Liverpool hotel zoomed off with a new vehicle on Thursday morning, leaving Hull's stricken bagman to rush to the course in a taxi, making it just in time. "My dad told him not to mention it to me during the round," Hull said. Davies, herself, could have done with an entertaining story to lighten her dreary afternoon. She was not the only former winner in the eighties, as Sophie Gustafson posted the same mark on a day which witnessed nobody breaking 70 for the first time since the event officially became a major in 2001. Certainly it was difficult to reconcile this Hoylake with the memories of the Open here in 2006. The sun was blazing, the grass was golden brown, the rough was wispy - and Tiger Woods was winning. Together with Hull, Lydia Hall, of Wales, is flying the home flag. Scotland's Carly Booth was fancied to contend but a 77 has given her plenty to do, while the same applies to England's Melissa Reid, also on five over. Michelle Wie is on three over, two behind her American compatriot Paula Creamer. Whisper it, but Royal Liverpool becomes truly nasty today.