Give Tyrrell Hatton credit.
Despite, by his own admission, playing himself out of The 150th Open with a one-over 74 in round three, the Englishman fronted up to the media to play down suggestions of a mid-round rift between he and playing partner Talor Gooch.
It was reported on social media that the Englishman was frustrated by the pace of Gooch on the fifth hole, and that he wanted to “stomp” on the American.
According to Hatton himself, however, nothing could be further from the truth.
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“There’s no point blowing that out of proportion,” he said. “There’s certain shots that, if you’re in between clubs, you’re going to take more time and that was just probably one of those moments.
“For me, I had a solid number and I just knew the shot I needed to hit and so I just wanted to get on with it. That’s where that stemmed from. It didn’t put me off. I ended up hitting a good shot in there and had a 35-foot eagle putt.”
Hatton had been heavily tipped to contend this week given his excellent record around the Old Course.
He has won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship here twice and equalled the then course record en route to the…
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