LIV Golf star famous for his temper tantrums spots his own weakness amid push to win US Open
English star bang in the mix as he hunts Major and Ryder Cup success
Fired-up Tyrrell Hatton will keep having head-off moments as he chases a stunning double at Oakmont.
The English star is in the mix for a first-ever Major title at the US Open having put together three excellent opening rounds to sit just five behind leader Sam Burns.
Fiery Hatton is known to lose his cool, but the torturous lay-off in Pennsylvania is leading to rivals also having temper tantrums. That suits the 33-year-old perfectly as he smiled: 'I have a 'head off' wherever I play, so everyone comes to the US Open and seems to have a 'head off' and I guess it brings them to my level for a week. I am not going to change.'
Success for Hatton will signify a huge breakthrough his career and also secure his cherished place in The Ryder Cup team for Bethpage. He was a stalwart for Luke Donald alongside Jon Rahm in the Rome win over United States and, despite LIV status, looks set for New York in September.
Oakmont triumph would seal the deal and he said: 'I knew at the start of the year and certainly last year when I signed with LIV that the majors were going to be very important for me. But yeah, I'd love to finish off a strong week for World Ranking points, Ryder Cup points, Race to Dubai points. There's a lot to play for. At the end of the day, I just have to go out there and try my best and I can't really worry about that. I just have to focus on one shot at a time and that's what I'll try and do.
'I'm sure if you've won majors in the past, you know that you can get over the line in a major, but still, at the end of the day, it's another golf tournament and for the most part you're playing against a lot of the guys week in, week out. On your day you have to trust that you can compete and beat anyone and have that self-belief, which I think everyone in the field this week will have that. You just go out there and try your best and see where you end up.'
Hatton has dealt with the punishing track superbly, but it has still gotten under his skin at times as he said: 'I don't see the need to have so much rough in the side slopes of the bunkers. The bunkers, the faces on them are so severe, if you go in them off the tee, you're not really reaching the green for the most part. Certainly around the green, if you go in the bunker and you're short-sided anyway, they've done a hell of a job raking them this week because they're so flat and almost certainly you feel like you're on a bit of a downslope, so they're still hard to play out of. You're really struggling to hit a bunker shot close anyway.
'But that's how they've set it up this year and it doesn't matter if I don't agree with it or every player in the field doesn't agree with it. Everyone has to deal with it. It's just how it is. I've struggled this year really off the tee since the LIV season started, to be honest. I had a great week at Desert Classic, but since then I feel like I've struggled and that's been one thing that's probably held me back from finishing higher up in the tournaments I've played so far.
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