Tyrrell Hatton

ELIGIBILITY: The first 50 players on the OWGR for Week 21, 2024.]

Golf is part of Hatton's DNA. He has played the game since age 3, when he hit balls at a local par-3 course. He dreamed of playing on the European Tour after watching the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club, 30 minutes from his home in Marlow, numerous times when he was growing up.
Before turning professional, Hatton played for the full England team in 2011, winning the individual title at the Canadian World Team Junior challenge. After turning professional, he won on the EuroPro Tour twice and the Jamega Tour twice. In 2012, he received invitations to play on the European Challenge Tour and, in 11 tour events, managed to secure his full 2013 card. He was 46th in the rankings with five tournaments left in 2013 before securing a top-10 at the Open Blue Green Cotes d'Armor Bretagne and adding successive T-2nd finishes at the lucrative Kazakhstan Open and The Foshan Open. He secured his graduation with a T-6th at the Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final, ending the season 10th in the rankings to earn an upgrade to the European Tour in 2014.
2014 Notes: In 30 events, Hatton finished in the money 20 times and had five top-10s. The best finish was T-2nd at the Joburg Open. They also had a T-3rd at the Omega European Masters and a T-4th at the Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open, securing a British Open spot. He finished 36th in the Race to Dubai.
2015 Notes: Played 27 European events, making the cut in 19, with five top-10 results. His best finish was 3rd at the Omega European Masters, where he shot a final-round 62, two behind winner Danny Willett. He started the year with a T-6th at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. He was T-4th at the Irish Open, which secured his spot at the British Open, where he missed the cut. He made it to the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play Championship quarterfinals but lost to Marc Warren at the 19th hole. He finished 35th in the Race to Dubai.
2016 Notes: Had a trio of top-10 results early in the season: T-8th at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, T-5th at the Irish Open, and T-7th at the BMW PGA Championship. He was runner-up at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, tying his career-best at the 2014 Joburg Open. He finished a stroke behind winner Alex Noren and secured one of the British Open's last berths. I took advantage of that break to finish T-5th at Troon. After the Shenzhen International just 12 weeks earlier, he was 121st in the Official World Golf World Ranking, and after the British Open, he was 55th. At the PGA Championship, he finished T-10th. He captured his first European Tour title at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship with a four-stroke win over Ross Fisher and Richard Sterne. The victory highlight was a third-round 62 that equaled the course record at St. Andrews. Closed with a six-under 66, including seven birdies and just one bogey, to finish with a winning 23-under-par score. The following week, I finished T-9th at the British Masters. In the Final Series, he was T-10th at the Turkish Airlines Open, T-25th at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, and 2nd at the DP World Tour Dubai, a stroke behind winner Matthew Fitzpatrick. He finished fourth in the Race to Dubai.
2017 Notes: He started his year T-13th at the Abu Dhabi Championship. I finished T-3rd at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, then it was off to America. He played on sponsor exemptions and finished T-4th at the Honda Classic and the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Between those results, he finished 10th at the WGC-Mexico Championship and T-17th at the WGC-Dell Match Play. Those performances secured a special temporary membership on the PGA Tour for 2017. After that, Hatton struggled, missing five consecutive cuts between the U.S. Open and British Open. He was T-36th at the WGC-Bridgestone but missed the cut at the PGA Championship. After that, he went on a four-event tear, finishing T-3rd at the Omega European Masters, T-8th at the British Masters, and winning the Alfred Dunhill Links and Italian Open in back-to-back weeks. I ended the year with a T-8th at the DP World Tour Championship and finished 5th in the Race to Dubai. He secured a PGA Tour card for the 2018 season.
2018 Notes: Played 16 European Tour events and made 15 cuts, finishing in the top 10 seven times. He placed 12th in the Race to Dubai. They also played 16 events on the PGA Tour, making 13 cuts with five top-10 finishes. They ranked 54th in the final FedExCup standings. He was 3rd at the Dubai Desert Classic and T-3rd at the WGC-Mexico Championship. At the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship, he lost in the round of 16 to Cameron Smith, 2 & 1. Shot 69 in the final round to finish T-6th at the U.S. Open. Was T-9th at the Aberdeen Standard Scottish Open. In defense of his Alfred Dunhill Links title, Hatton started the final round with a one-stroke lead, but with a back-nine 40, shot 72 to finish T-2nd, a stroke behind winner Lucas Bjerregaard. He made his first appearance for the European Team at the Ryder Cup. He went 1-2-0 at Le Golf National in Paris, France, where he teamed with Paul Casey to win their Saturday four-ball match against Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, 3 & 2. They lost to Patrick Reed in their singles match, 3 & 2.
2019 Notes: Played in 18 European Tour events, making 15 cuts with three top-10 finishes. He was ranked 9th in the Race to Dubai and played in 17 PGA Tour events, making 14 cuts with three top-10 finishes. He was 79th in the FedExCup standings. His first top-10 of the year came at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He reached the round of 16, where he lost to Matt Kuchar, 4 & 3. I was T-8th at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Finished T-6th at the British Open, then made two starts in the FedExCup playoffs: T-59th at the Northern Trust and missed the cut at the BMW Championship. They won the Turkish Airlines Open in Europe and finished 46th in the DP World Championship Dubai.
2020 Notes: Played in 11 PGA Tour events, making 10 cuts with six top-10 finishes. He was 7th in the FedExCup standings. He played in seven European Tour events making four cuts with three top-ten finishes. It was 9th in the Race to Dubai. He finished T-6th at the WGC-Mexico Championship at the season's first start, five behind winner Patrick Reed. He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by a shot over Marc Leishman. After the break, he was T-3rd at the RBC Heritage, two-shot behind winner Webb Simpson, and T-4th at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. In the FedExCup playoffs, it was T-25th at the Northern Trust, T-16th at the BMW Championship, and 7th at the Tour Championship. On the European Tour, he won the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, defeating Victor Perez by four strokes. Hatton remembers watching the tournament as a 5-year-old with his father, dreaming he would win the event one day. Twenty-three years later, the dream became a reality. He ended his European Tour season with a T-8th at the DP World Tour Championship Dubai.
2021 Notes: Played in 19 PGA Tour events, making 13 cuts with four top-ten finishes. He was 74th in the FedExCup standings. On the European Tour, he played in 14 events making 11 cuts with three top-ten finishes. He was 5th in the Race to Dubai. I finished T-3rd at the CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Shot a final-round 65 to finish three shots behind winner Jason Kokrak. At the Vivint Houston Open shot a final round 65 to finish T-7th, six shots back of winner Carlos Ortiz. Shot 66 in the final round to win the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by four shots over Jason Scrivener. He was T-6th at the Saudi International, four shots back of winner Dustin Johnson. At the Palmetto Championship at Congaree, shot 67-68 over the weekend to finish T-2nd, a shot back of winner Garrick Higgo. In the FedEx Playoffs missed the cut at the Northern Trust. He was a member of his 2nd European Ryder Cup team with a 1-2-1 record at Whistling Straits. He lost his singles match to Justin Thomas 4 & 3. Shot a final-round 67 to finish T-2nd at the Alfred Dunhill Links, two shots back of winner Danny Willett. He was T-16th at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
2022 Notes: Played in 19 PGA Tour events, making 17 cuts with three top-ten finishes. He was 49th in the FedExCup standings. On the DP World Tour, he played in 13 events making 12 cuts with six top-ten finishes. Finished 11th in the Race to Dubai. I was T-9 at the Hero World Challenge. Good back-to-back weeks in the desert, shot 67 to finish T-6th at the Abu Dhabi Championship, three shots back of winner Thomas Pieters. Next week T-4th at the SLync.io Dubai Desert Classic, four shots back of winner Viktor Hovland. After finishing T-28th at the Saudi International, I was T-2nd at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, a shot back of winner Scottie Scheffler. At the WGC-Dell Match Play, he had a 3-0 record in winning his group but lost in the Round of 16 to Seamus Power 4 & 2. He was 52nd at the Masters, T-13th at the PGA Championship, and T-56th at the U.S. Open. Was T-8th at the Wyndham Championship, in the FedExCup playoffs, was T-31st at the FedEx St. Jude, and T-23rd at the BMW Championship. On the DP World Tour was 8th at the Italian Open and T-7th at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. He ended his year with a T-2nd finish at the DP World Tour Championship, two shots back of winner Jon Rahm.
2023 Notes: Played in 21 PGA Tour events, making 20 cuts with seven top-ten finishes. He was 18th in the FedExCup standings. On the DP World Tour, he played in 11 events making 10 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Finished 21st in the Race to Dubai. He was T-6th at the WM Phoenix Open. On the Florida swing, he finished T-4th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, two shots back of winner Kurt Kitayama. Shot a final-round 65 to finish 2nd at the Players Championship, five shots back of winner Scottie Scheffler. He was T-3rd at the Wells Fargo Championship, seven shots back of winner Wyndham Clark. Shot 65-64 over the weekend to finish T-5th at the AT&T Byron Nelson, three shots back of winner Jason Day. He shot a final-round 64 to finish T-3rd one shot back of the Nick Taylor/Tommy Fleetwood playoff at the RBC Canadian Open, earning his fifth top-five of the season. He had a T-6th finish at the Genesis Scottish Open, finishing 6 shots back of the winner Rory McIlroy. In the FedEx Cup playoffs, he was T-43rd at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, T-34th at the BMW Championship, and 18th at the Tour Championship. He was T-2nd at the BMW PGA Championship, finishing just a shot back of winner Ryan Fox. He played in his third Ryder Cup team and had a 3-0-1 record. He beat Brian Harman in the singles, 3 & 2. He ended his season finishing T-11th at the DP World Tour Championship.
2024 Notes: He was T-14th at the Sentry and T-13th at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He was T-31st at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Just after that, he announced that he was joining LIV Golf. He was T-9th at the Masters, T-63rd at the PGA Championship, and T-26th at the U.S. Open.