2021 Ryder Cup Preview: What to Expect from Tyrrell Hatton
By Tim Letcher
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The Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the United States begins this week at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The top 12 players from each side will meet with the winner taking home one of the most coveted trophies in golf.
As the teams prepare for competition, we will be doing the same by previewing the players in this year’s event. Today, we look at Team Europe’s Tyrrell Hatton.
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Ryder Cup experience – This will be Hatton’s second Ryder Cup appearance. He was on the winning European side in 2018, when he went 1-2-0 overall. He was 1-1-0 in four ball and lost his singles match to Patrick Reed. His partnership with Paul Casey did produce a point for the Euro side.
Worldwide experience – Hatton has six wins on the European Tour and one win on the PGA Tour in his career. His most recent win came in January of this year at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. His only PGA Tour win came in 2020 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
What to expect – Hatton is one of the biggest wild cards in this event. He is so volatile that it’s hard to know what to expect from him.
The talent is there, without question. Managing his emotions has been a challenge for Hatton in his career. And emotions tend to run very high at the Ryder Cup.
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If captain Padraig Harrington can figure out a way to gather all of that emotion and turn it in a positive way, it could be very good for the European side. Conversely, if Hatton lets his temper get out of hand, it could be a big blow for the Euro side.
The guess here is that you see a bit of both. Hatton might let his temper get the best of him and cost himself, or his team, a point. But he will also likely ride his emotion to a win at some point during the weekend.