{"id":1253346,"date":"2024-08-29T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1253346"},"modified":"2024-08-29T19:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:37:04","slug":"tyrrell-hatton-regrets-missed-par-putt-after-opening-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tyrrell-hatton-regrets-missed-par-putt-after-opening-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyrrell Hatton regrets missed par putt after opening round"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pre-tournament favourite Tyrrell Hatton failed to take advantage of an \u201cunreal\u201d shot in the opening round of the Betfred British Masters.<\/p>\n

Hatton looked set to end the day just a shot off the lead after covering his first 17 holes at The Belfry in four under par and hitting a superb recovery from a greenside bunker on the difficult 18th.<\/p>\n

However, the Ryder Cup star then missed the short par putt and vented his frustration with his caddie before signing for a three-under-par 69, leaving him two shots behind compatriot Paul Waring and France\u2019s Jeong weon Ko.<\/p>\n

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Tyrrell Hatton hits what he described as an \u201cunreal\u201d bunker shot on the 18th hole in the Betfred British Masters (Jacob King\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not going to change at 32,\u201d admitted Hatton, who is playing on the DP World Tour after appealing against the sanctions imposed for playing LIV Golf events without permission.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was 22 when I started out on the DP World Tour so, if I\u2019ve not changed in 10 years, then I don\u2019t think I can change. I\u2019m just reacting to things in the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, there are times when I wish I didn\u2019t say certain words and some things come out that you wish you could take back. But at the end of the day it\u2019s just a reaction. I guess I can\u2019t apologise for being myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played some pretty good golf today, missed pretty much every putt I looked at and don\u2019t think I could have scored much worse to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about the frustration of missing his par putt on the last, Hatton added: \u201cYou\u2019d rather hit it out to 20 or 30 feet and two putt. You hit an unreal bunker shot and then miss from three-and-a-half feet, it\u2019s annoying.\u201d<\/p>\n