Tyrrell Hatton advances in Dubai at the pace of a legionnaire

Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm’s lieutenant in the Legion billionaire LIV Golf. The Englishman shot 68 on the day of the move and was one behind the lead held by New Zealander Daniel HIller.

Hatton’s attitude in each tournament is formidable. A year ago, when he played in the capital of the emirate before his move to LIV was announced, he was sixteenth in the world ranking and, now, he has only dropped one position, which he will surely recover on Monday if he does not win. With a victory he would shoot higher.

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He has achieved balance thanks, especially, to all the DP World Tour events he has played since then, along with the Saudi Arabia Open in which he was fifth. He was tenth in Madrid, won the Dunhill Links; He was second in Abu Dhabi and sixth in the final of the old European Tour

His return was propelled by a great drive on hole 2, a 324-meter par 4 in which good bounces allowed him to reach the green. Hatton took a big swing and the ball stopped at eight feet. Eagle. From there the problems began (three bogeys in the next eight holes, with only one birdie), especially due to erratic tee shots. But it was turning the corner and starting to change our luck. He made two birdies in a row and benefited because Hiller, who was unchallenged, made three consecutive bogeys between 13 and 15.

The New Zealander, whose first big victory was the Challenge of Catalonia in 2021, rectified his trajectory in the last two holes with two birdies that took him to 70 strokes and to bid for his second victory on the DP World Tour after the British Masters in 2023. Among the Spaniards, Iván Cantero, at 10 strokes, in thirty-first position is the best placed.


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