‘He’s got balls,’ says Rory McIlroy as Tyrrell Hatton wins after tantrum that saw him questioned for smashing tee box
‘He’s got balls,’ says Rory McIlroy as Tyrrell Hatton wins after tantrum that saw him questioned for smashing tee box
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TYRELL HATTON was warned for smashing a tee box on his way to winning the Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy praised Hatton for not “giving a flying fig what anyone else thinks” about his temper tantrums. Hatton, 33, let his frustration get the better of him as he smashed a tee box in the third round.
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Officials spoke to the Ryder Cup star about his behaviour on the seventh hole, before he went on to card a four-under-par 68 for a 12-under total. Hatton admitted it was a frustration afternoon and suggested he needed to be more patient with his game. He told BBC Sport: "Yes, I probably shouldn't have done it. Does it make me a bad person? No. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing. It happened. I can't go back and change it so just move on.
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"I am happy with how I played the back nine with and I could easily have been a few shots better with the putts that I missed. But I am in a good position going into the final round. "Tomorrow is another round of golf and I should have enough experience to just go out and play. I am in a great position to give myself a chance of winning the tournament.
"Hopefully I can be more patient when I need to be.". Hatton kept his cool after the tee box incident, even when it looked like the par three seventh would try his patience again, as his tee shot threatened to spin back into the lake guarding the green. But it stopped a foot shot of the water, and he was able to salvage par.
CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. After that his only show of aggression came when he punched the air in delight after sinking a five-footer for par at the last - giving the LIV star two wins, a second and a sixth-place finish in his last four DP World Tour outings.
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