Tyrrell Hatton marked his return to the DP World Tour with victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship for the third time in his career at St Andrews on Sunday
Tyrrell Hatton revealed plans to make the Ryder Cup team (
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Tyrrell Hatton appears ready to do whatever it takes to play his way back into the European Ryder Cup team after victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday.
Hatton secured his third victory at the event of his career, adding his win over the weekend to his previous back-to-back triumphs in 2016 and 2017. Not only did the Englishman come away from St Andrews with the title, he also ensured he would be eligible to compete at next year’s Ryder Cup.
Having joined LIV Golf earlier this campaign, Hatton was facing a race against time to play in the four DP World Tour events needed to hold onto his membership and remain eligible to compete for Team Europe at Bethpage Black next Autumn.
Having competed in the recent British Masters and Spanish Open, Hatton ticked off his four-event quota with his outing – and victory – in Scotland. His win ensured he will be able to compete at both the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and DP World Tour Championship in November.
These two events will be key in Hatton’s hunt for an automatic Ryder Cup spot, with his starts on the DP World Tour no doubt set to thin out in the New Year when the 2025 LIV Golf season kicks off. With this in mind, Hatton has revealed he is prepared to tee it up wherever he can in order to strengthen his Ryder Cup chances.
“I was prepared to play in Sotogrande [Andalacuia Masters], and maybe even South Korea [Championship] if I needed to to try and make it to Abu Dhabi,” he claimed on Sunday. It’s a Ryder Cup year. I want to earn as many points as I possibly can, and you know, I’m committed to try my best to earn the points that I need to be on that team.
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Tyrrell Hatton won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship ( Getty Images)
“If it means playing events that you wouldn’t normally play, and not to make that sound as a negative. It’s more of if I need to play, I’m going to play. So I’m happy that I have been able to win this week and I can have four weeks off, and then I’ll be fresh, hopefully ready to play some good golf in Abu Dhabi.”
Hatton’s chances of competing for Team Europe next September would be aided by the powers that be at the PGA Tour and DP World Tour finally agreeing a peace deal with their LIV Golf rivals. Those involved, including Jay Monahan, Guy Kinnings and Yasir Al-Rumayyan were all in attendance at the Dunhill Links this week, with relations appearing to be healthy as negotiations continue.
For Hatton, he is hopeful he can continue to play across multiple tours moving forward. “I mean, there’s guys that were obviously playing this week that are having those conversations to figure out how we come back together as a sport,” he added. “From my side, I’ve enjoyed playing where I’ve played this year, and I’ve enjoyed coming back and playing some DP World Tour events, as well, and events that mean a lot to me.
“So from my side, I know what events I want to play, and hopefully I can continue to keep playing them. I certainly don’t have the power to make decisions that need to be made, and from a player’s perspective, I just want to play golf.” The only thing standing in the way of Hatton is his appeal against sanctions handed to him by the DP World Tour for competing in LIV events.
Having been issued fines and a suspension, the 32-year-old lodged an appeal against the punishments making him free to compete in recent weeks. It remains to be seen whether Hatton’s appeal will be heard before or after next year’s Ryder Cup.
