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Tyrrell Hatton is in excellent form as big season arrives

Tyrrell Hatton is in excellent form as big season arrives

Tyrrell Hatton is in excellent form as big season arrives

Tyrrell Hatton is in excellent form as big season arrives

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  • Tyrrell Hatton appears to be in top form.
  • Hatton has a peculiar, humorous, and typically perceptive sense of self-deprecation.
  • He hasn’t won a competition in more than two years.
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Heading into a vital time of the calendar, Tyrrell Hatton appears to be in top form. He has perhaps become golf’s most captivating character.

For the second season of their Full Swing documentaries, he must be at the top of Netflix producers’ wish lists. In tournaments, TV directors linger on his face after he hits a shot because they are frequently rewarded with an audible reaction.

Hatton has a peculiar, humorous, and typically perceptive sense of self-deprecation.

Hatton told American television at the recent Players Championship, “You’ll have to clip that,” referring to the lack of film of him smiling.

That came after a magnificent four-iron shot from pine straw that cut back on the wind coming from across the water that extends down the left side of Sawgrass’ final hole. The shot led to a birdie, which allowed him to finish in 29 strokes and place second behind Scottie Scheffler.

He had every reason to be happy because the second-place award was an astounding £2.2 million. But even without such a windfall, he seems more and more like a man content with who he is.

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And it is even better news for golf enthusiasts in Britain.

Hatton hasn’t won a competition in more than two years. This comes after a run of five triumphs in a record 14-month period that propelled him to fifth place globally.

Without losing the core constancy, his results started to decline. He spent much of last year competing on the PGA and DP World Tours, making cuts but rarely contending.

He acknowledges that he wasn’t content. He suffered from low self-esteem and lacked ambition to address it.

“I think it was part of my issues last year, when I got into some really awful habits with diet and various beverages that didn’t really help with performance,” Hatton explained to media.

“I believe that probably played a role. Just not feeling very at ease in my own skin.

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“That’s a big deal for anyone, in my opinion. You’re in a better place if you’re comfortable in your own skin, and certainly in professional golf, if you’re in a good place, it’s simpler to go out and play well.”

The context for Hatton’s mention of “different liquids” seems appropriate. That is not intended to imply that he has a drinking problem, but rather that he may have had a beer or two more than some of his contemporaries in the ultra-fit world of 21st Century pro golf.

Success also requires a strong workout regimen, which is something he finds difficult to maintain. “It’s difficult when the alarm goes off,” he admitted, smiling.

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