Tyrrell Hatton gained at St. Andrews in dramatic trend, making a birdie on the 18th gap to eclipse Nicolas Colsaerts by a stroke.
However his historic victory on The Previous Course additionally provides him a Ryder Cup lifeline. He now has amassed sufficient DP World Tour factors to play within the ultimate two occasions of the season, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The highest 70 gamers qualify for Abu Dhabi, whereas the highest 50 advance to Dubai. They’re additionally Rolex Collection Occasions, the place the DP World Tour awards 2,000 Ryder Cup factors to gamers in these fields. Only one,000 factors are up for grabs at common DP World Tour occasions, resembling this week’s Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship.
“I’m so pleased I’ve acquired my place booked in Dubai,” Hatton stated.
“After I teed off final week on the Spanish Open, I knew that I wanted most likely a minimum of a second to have an opportunity. Really, I used to be meant to be going to Fitzy’s marriage ceremony the week in [Andalucía Masters], and I messaged him a couple of weeks in the past, and I used to be like, if I don’t have sufficient factors, I won’t have the ability to go, and I felt so dangerous about that. I assume having a bit of further motivation to play nicely.
As a result of his affiliation with LIV Golf, Hatton didn’t have the mandatory factors to qualify for the ultimate two occasions of the season. However that every one modified this week together with his win.
He started the season by enjoying within the Hero Dubai Desert Traditional in January however then jumped to LIV.
Hatton returned to the DP World Tour in August, enjoying within the Betfried British Masters, the place he tied for 18th. He then tied for tenth eventually week’s Spanish Open, thus incomes much more precious factors. Though he now performs for the Saudi-backed circuit, Hatton didn’t rescind his DP World Tour membership and is due to this fact obligated to play in a minimum of 4 occasions per season. However his win at St. Andrews marked his fourth occasion of the 12 months, as he leaped as much as sixteenth within the Race to Dubai standings.
Now he can attend Matt Fitzpatrick’s marriage ceremony with none stress, figuring out he has his spot secured within the Center East. However he can relaxation straightforward since he additionally earned precious Ryder Cup factors. He now ranks fifth among the many European crew, sitting behind solely Rasmus Højgaard, Rory McIlroy, Matt Wallace, and Niklas Nørgaard. Hatton’s hopes of creating it to Bethpage Black at the moment are alive after which some.
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