Hatton determined to keep emotions in check as Pepperell pays for rush of blood

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Britons experienced contrasting fortunes on day three of the Turkish Airlines Open
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November 9, 2019
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Turkish Airlines Open - Hatton pledges to keep his cool
Tyrrell Hatton is seeking a first win for two years in Turkey (Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Tyrrell Hatton has pledged to keep his cool as he chases a first victory for two years in the Turkish Airlines Open, where compatriot Eddie Pepperell suffered an embarrassing exit.

Hatton carded a third round of 65 to share second place in Antalya with Patrick Reed, Ross Fisher, Robert MacIntyre and Benjamin Hebert, three shots behind leader Matthias Schwab.

In contrast, Pepperell did not even finish his round and was disqualified for failing to complete the fourth hole, his 13th of the day.


Pepperell was two over par for the round after dropping shots on the second and third and then hit his approach to the next into the water guarding the green.

In a scene reminiscent of the film โ€˜Tin Cupโ€™, Pepperell had several more attempts โ€“ even his caddie could not say for certain whether it was four or five โ€“ before informing playing partners Martin Kaymer and George Coetzee that he had run out of balls.

Pepperell is likely to fined by the European Tour for the incident, something Hatton has experience of after acts of petulant on-course behaviour, including smashing a tee marker to pieces at the World Cup in Melbourne in November 2018.

โ€œThereโ€™s times where I canโ€™t help myself, but thatโ€™s just me,โ€ the 28-year-old Ryder Cup winner said. โ€œObviously if I can keep myself as cool as I can be tomorrow then Iโ€™ll give myself the best chance possible and thatโ€™s all I can ask for.


โ€œIโ€™ve felt a big performance coming. Normally Iโ€™m quite a negative person but, in the last sort of month, Iโ€™ve actually felt quite confident. The putting is the one thing Iโ€™ve kind of struggled with a little bit.

โ€œIโ€™ve actually gone back to same shape of putter I used when I won twice back in 2017 and got my first win with the year before. Obviously I do have some good memories with that and hopefully it can provide some magic tomorrow.โ€

Reed believes the second sub-60 round in European Tour history could be possible after he let several shots slip in his 65.

โ€œI three-putted the 13th from five feet, which turned a birdie opportunity into a bogey and missed a really short one on the fourth as well and thatโ€™s three shots right there and thatโ€™s a 10-under par round,โ€ the former Masters champion said.

โ€œThatโ€™s not including the other putts that I feel like I missed or stuff I let get away. So I wouldnโ€™t be surprised if someone could go shoot 59, 60, 61 out here. Itโ€™s out there, especially with how benign the wind has been and how warm, so the ball is travelling.โ€

Turkish Airlines Open - Hatton pledges to keep his cool
Patrick Reed is three shots off the lead after 54 holes of the Turkish Airlines Open (Niall Carson/PA)

MacIntyre illustrated that point by driving the green on the par-four 15th and holing from three feet for an eagle, the 23-year-old left-hander then picking up shots on the 16th and 18th to complete a 67.

MacIntyre leads the race to be crowned European Tour rookie of the year after three runners-up finishes this season, as well as a tie for sixth in the Open, and said: โ€œIโ€™ve shot under par every time in them situations so Iโ€™m just going to play my golf.

โ€œIโ€™m just going to stick to my game plan, being aggressive on approach shots and driver off almost every tee. Just got to keep doing what Iโ€™m doing and hopefully that will be good at the end of the week.โ€

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