Tyrrell Hatton: 2021 FedEx Cup Contender or Pretender?
By Tim Letcher
Tyrrell Hatton has gone toe-to-toe with the world’s best players and has more than held his own. Can he compete for the 2021 FedEx Cup?
With the 2020 portion of the PGA Tour schedule in the books, we at Pro Golf Now will be taking a look at the current top 50, and some selected others, in the current FedEx Cup standings and whether they are contenders or pretenders for the 2021 FedEx Cup. Our latest subject is the current No. 30, Tyrrell Hatton.
Best career FedEx Cup finish: Hatton has only been eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs the last three years. In 2018, he finished in 54th place and he followed that with a 79th place showing in 2019. However, his best career finish came last year, in the same year he earned his first PGA Tour win. After claiming the title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Hatton would end up finishing seventh in the FedEx Cup standings.
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So far this season: Hatton has made six starts on tour so far this season. His 2020-21 campaign got off to a tough start when he shot 74-78 at Winged Foot to miss the cut at the U.S. Open.
He took three weeks off before returning to action at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. And, frankly, he should have won that week. He had rounds of 65 (Thursday), 68 (Friday) and 65 (Sunday). The round that took him out of contention was the third round, when Hatton shot 73. That left him in a tie for third place. Not bad, but it certainly could have been better.
The next week, Hatton experienced a similar situation. His Thursday (65), Friday (68) and Sunday (66) rounds were all very good. But his Saturday round of 76 took him out of the mix to contend. He finished in a tie for 28th place.
Hatton took a week off, then came back very strong in Houston.
At the Houston Open, Hatton shot 71-70 the first two days to make the cut. But he rallied on the weekend with a 67 on Saturday and a 65 on Sunday. That left him in a tie for seventh place, his second Top 10 finish of the season.
At the Masters, Hatton did not have his best. He shot 73 on Thursday and 74 on Friday to miss the cut.
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His final start of the 2020 calendar year came at the RSM Classic. There, he shot four rounds in the 60s and finished 11-under, which left him in a tie for 23rd place.
The verdict: Hatton has shown, worldwide, that he has a big game. The only question on this side of the pond is the number of events he will play. We will call Hatton a pretender for now, but if he dedicates himself to playing more events in the States, that could change.