Tyrell Hatton is just trying to move forward and make some more birdies
10/01/2021 by Golf Post Editors
Great start for Hatton at the Alfred Dunhill Championship 2021.
CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND – SEPTEMBER 30: Tyrrell Hatton of England talks with his playing partner and father Jeffrey Hatton as they walk from the 5th tee during Day One of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Carnoustie Links on September 30, 2021 in Carnoustie, Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
09/30 – 10/03/2021
European Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2021
Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Kingsbarns – St. Andrews
- Round 4/4
- Strokeplay
- Prize money: 5 Mio EUR
- Defending champion: Vicor Perez
Q. 1-under par through 11, ended in 67. How pleased with your day’s work?
TYRRELL HATTON: Yeah, it was good. Didn’t make a bogey. Tough start with the weather and then yeah, I think you’ll see a lot of decent scores coming as the day gets later on because kind of the wind died in the middle and we had no rain. It was pretty gettable. But yeah, it’s always nice to start pretty good around this golf course. You go to the other one and feel like you’ve got slightly more of a chance than here so we’ll see what the week brings.
Q. Tell us about the early weather conditions.
TYRRELL HATTON: They weren’t great. I it wasn’t nice.
Q. Can you describe what it feels like to shoot 29 around the back nine at Carnoustie?
TYRRELL HATTON: I didn’t actually realise, I just signed my card them. Obviously we needed a big back nine and yeah, obviously very happy with the putter worked well and hopefully that continues.
Q. When we chatted on course, you said that you weren’t aware you were 5-under for the last five holes; is that generally the case that you are playing each shot one at a time?
TYRRELL HATTON: Generally you kind of know what my score is. But I don’t realise, like when you said earlier that I was 5-under for the last five, I’d have to go back and think about it. Obviously you’re always trying to move forward and try to make more birdies and thankfully managed to do that after we last spoke to you and obviously very happy with today’s work.
Q. Your father is out there playing with you. Obviously your coach as well. Have you done some work with him this week?
TYRRELL HATTON: No. He hasn’t looked at my swing or anything. I think he’s a bit too excited to play these courses for the first time. I imagine he’s probably quite tired. He normally plays like once every six weeks and he did 18 holes on Tuesday and he did nine holes yesterday and obviously another 18 today.
Q. How did he play?
TYRRELL HATTON: Probably not how he wanted to. He was nervous, just the whole build up to this. He actually played quite nicely in the practise rounds and he’s gone out there today and obviously not played to the level that you’d like to. But I think he enjoyed it and we’ll have a good day tomorrow.
Q. Have you got a favourite course of the three?
TYRRELL HATTON: I’d probably just say St Andrews. I think just with the history of it and it just feels more special when you’re playing — playing there. And we’ll look forward to playing there on Saturday.
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