Tyrrell Hatton
Personal information
Full nameTyrrell Glen Hatton
Born (1991-10-14) 14 October 1991 (age 32)
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight161 lb (73 kg; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceMarlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Emily Braisher
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(m. 2021)​
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
LIV Golf
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking5 (24 January 2021)[1]
(as of 31 March 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour6
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT18: 2021
PGA ChampionshipT10: 2016, 2018
U.S. OpenT6: 2018
The Open ChampionshipT5: 2016

Tyrrell Glen Hatton (born 14 October 1991) is an English professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour, winning six times on the former, including four Rolex Series events. He also has one win on the PGA Tour at the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational, and has played on three Ryder Cup teams, winning twice. In 2024, he joined LIV Golf and plays on the Legion XIII team.

Amateur career

Hatton qualified for the 2010 Open Championship as an amateur.[2]

Professional career

Prior to joining the Challenge Tour in 2012 Hatton mainly played on the PGA EuroPro Tour and the Jamega Pro Golf Tour and has won two events on each of these tours. His first professional win came at Woodcote Park Golf Club on the Jamega Tour[3] He followed this up with a second win on the Jamega Tour at Caversham Heath.[4] Hatton's was medalist at PGA EuroPro Tour's 2012 qualifying school at Frilford Heath Golf Club[5] and he followed this with a second win at the Your Golf Travel Classic at Bovey Castle later in the same season.[6] He won Rookie of the Year the same season.[7]

Hatton played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013. His best finishes were a pair of T-2s at the Kazakhstan Open and The Foshan Open in 2013. He finished 10th on the 2013 Challenge Tour rankings to qualify for the 2014 European Tour.[8]

In his rookie season on the European Tour, Hatton finished T-2 at the 2014 Joburg Open, a qualifying series event for the 2014 Open Championship at Hoylake; with ties for qualification broken by Official World Golf Ranking, as the lowest ranked player Hatton was the one to miss out. Later in the year, he finished in a tie for fourth place at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, the final qualifying series event, to earn his place in The Open field.[9]

On 9 October 2016, Hatton secured his first victory on the European Tour as he cruised to the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title at St Andrews. He finished on 23 under par, four shots clear of South African Richard Sterne and England's Ross Fisher. Hatton carded a final round six-under 66, having equalled the St Andrews Old Course record with a 62 in the third round. The win took him inside the top 35 of the Official World Golf Ranking, from 53rd.[10]

After a summer of struggles in 2017, Hatton found himself in contention at the British Masters – but a disappointing weekend saw him finish T8. His on-course temperament was called into question, with veteran European Tour pro Gary Evans telling him to 'grow up'.[11] Hatton responded a week later at the successful defence of his Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title by saying: 'Nobody's perfect'.[12] Hatton also won the next week, winning the Italian Open. At the Masters, he fell on the golf course and suffered a wrist injury that necessitated surgery in 2020.[13]

In September 2018, Hatton qualified for the European team participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17+1⁄2 to 10+1⁄2 at Le Golf National outside of Paris, France. Hatton won one of his two fourball matches playing alongside Paul Casey, losing the other, and lost his singles match against Patrick Reed.[14]

In November 2019, Hatton won the Turkish Airlines Open. Hatton finished the event at 20-under-par and then won a six-man playoff to claim the title and the first prize of US$2,000,000.[15]

In March 2020, Hatton won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one stroke over Marc Leishman for his first PGA Tour victory.[16] In October, Hatton won the European Tour's flagship event, BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He became the second player to win three Rolex Series events,[17] and the win lifted him into the top 10 of the world ranking for the first time.[18]

Hatton regained winning ways in 2021 by securing a victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. It was his fourth Rolex Series win.[19]

In September 2021, Hatton played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Hatton went 1–2–1 and lost his Sunday singles match against Justin Thomas.

In September 2023, Hatton played on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Rome, Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Hatton went 3–0–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match against Brian Harman.

Joining LIV Golf

In January 2024, it was reported that Hatton had signed a deal with LIV Golf worth up to £50 million.[20]

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 8 Mar 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational −4 (68-69-73-74=284) 1 stroke Australia Marc Leishman

European Tour wins (6)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Rolex Series (4)
Other European Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Oct 2016 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship −23 (67-70-62-66=265) 4 strokes England Ross Fisher, South Africa Richard Sterne
2 8 Oct 2017 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (2) −24 (68-65-65-66=264) 3 strokes England Ross Fisher
3 15 Oct 2017 Italian Open −21 (69-64-65-65=263) 1 stroke Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat, England Ross Fisher
4 10 Nov 2019 Turkish Airlines Open −20 (68-68-65-67=268) Playoff France Benjamin Hébert, United States Kurt Kitayama,
France Victor Perez, Austria Matthias Schwab,
South Africa Erik van Rooyen
5 11 Oct 2020 BMW PGA Championship −19 (66-67-69-67=269) 4 strokes France Victor Perez
6 24 Jan 2021 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship −18 (65-68-71-66=270) 4 strokes Australia Jason Scrivener

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2019 Turkish Airlines Open France Benjamin Hébert, United States Kurt Kitayama,
France Victor Perez, Austria Matthias Schwab,
South Africa Erik van Rooyen 		Won with par on fourth extra hole
Kitayama eliminated by birdie on third hole
Hébert, Perez and van Rooyen eliminated by birdie on first hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 25 May 2012 Your Golf Travel Classic −12 (67-64-67=198) 3 strokes England Martin LeMesurier, Wales Stuart Manley

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 19 Sep 2011 Woodcote Park −5 (69-68=137) 3 strokes England Adam Gee, England Tom Murray,
England Graham Povey, England Martin Sell,
England Nathan Treacher
2 3 Sep 2012 Caversham Heath −11 (70-65=135) 2 strokes England James Ruebotham, England Martin Sell

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT T44
U.S. Open CUT T6
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T5 CUT T51
PGA Championship T25 T10 CUT T10
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Masters Tournament T56 CUT T18 52 T34
PGA Championship T48 CUT T38 T13 T15
U.S. Open T21 CUT CUT T56 T27
The Open Championship T6 NT CUT T11 T20
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 7
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 4
The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 2 4 11 5
Totals 0 0 0 1 5 12 34 21

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
The Players Championship T41 CUT CUT C CUT T13 2
  Top 10

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Championship 10 T3 T19 T6 T22
Match Play T17 R16 R16 NT1 T56 R16 T59
Invitational T36 T28 T43 T69 T17
Champions T54 T23 T11 T22 T14 NT1 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Professional

Personal life

Hatton is a supporter of Liverpool F.C.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 4 2021 Ending 24 Jan 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ Scott, Ged (14 July 2010). "Not a bridge too far for Hatton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Hattons First Professional Win". Jamega Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Caversham Heath is "Hatton's Garden"". Jamega Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Hatton cards 66 to win at Frilford Heath". PGA EuroPro Tour. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Hatton wins Your Golf Travel Classic". PGA EuroPro Tour. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame". PGA EuroPro Tour. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Meet The Rookies: Tyrrell Hatton". PGA European Tour. 10 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Open 2014: Tyrrell Hatton wins 'last-minute' place at Hoylake". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ Corrigan, James (9 October 2016). "Tyrrell Hatton wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title at St Andrews to seal Masters spot". The Telegraph.
  11. ^ McEwan, Michael (1 October 2017). "Tyrrell Hatton told to 'grow up' by fellow English pro". bunkered.
  12. ^ Inglis, Martin (4 October 2017). "Tyrrell Hatton on British Masters antics: 'Nobody's perfect'". bunkered.
  13. ^ Powers, Christopher (7 March 2020). "Tyrrell Hatton recovered from wrist surgery in the most chill way possible". Golf Digest. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Europe wins back Ryder Cup, beating US 17 1/2-10 1/2". The Hamilton Spectator. The Canadian Press. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Tyrrell Hatton triumphs in record six-man play-off at Turkish Airlines Open". The Guardian. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  16. ^ Matay, Reinhold (9 March 2020). "Tyrrell Hatton loses his mind, but holds on to win Arnold Palmer Invitational". Golfweek. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Hatton claims dream Wentworth win". PGA European Tour. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Hatton reaches 10th in the Official World Rankings for first time". PGA European Tour. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  19. ^ Casey, Phil (24 January 2021). "Tyrrell Hatton surges past Rory McIlroy to win Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship". The Independent.
  20. ^ Corrigan, James (29 January 2024). "Tyrrell Hatton signs £50m deal to defect to LIV Golf". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  21. ^ Reade, Phil (12 July 2019). "The story of a special day in Anne's memory". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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