Tyrrell Hatton has quite the track record for making his feelings known out on the golf course, but one of his fellow LIV Golf members loves to see the Englishman show his emotion
David Puig has admitted he ‘f****** loves’ seeing the outbursts from his fellow LIV Golf star, Tyrrell Hatton, who has become synonymous for his outpouring of emotion.
Hatton is not one to hide his feelings when out competing, but his approach to the game has been questioned by many. Having been known to drop an expletive or too on the course, Hatton’s language goes unpunished on the LIV circuit with players not sanctioned for swearing – unlike on the PGA Tour.
Despite coming in for his fair share of criticism, his fellow breakaway league member, Puig believes its great. “He gets pretty dicey, but I can’t stop laughing when he says all that,” the Spaniard told the Subpar Podcast.
“You are standing next to him and he’s saying all these things, and I’m like, ‘I f****** love this man.'” Puig’s comments came after he was asked who he felt was the angriest player on the LIV tour, where he named former Open champion Henrik Stenson as the man at the top of the list, ahead of Hatton.
When it comes to the Englishman his on-course antics were clear to see when making a return to the DP World Tour at the final event of the season in Dubai earlier this month. In the second round, Hatton was heard slamming the setup of 18th hole at the Earth Course.
Weighing up his second shot on the finishing par-five, the Legion XIII star was heard telling his caddie: “Everything about this hole I despise. A truly awful golf hole.” A day later, Hatton’s etiquette was questioned again, this time after he snapped a club at the 14th.
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Having found the fairway off the tee, Hatton pulled his approach shot left. Clearly unimpressed, the European Ryder Cupper took out his frustrations on his club, pushing the head into the ground, which led to the shaft snapping in two before he trudged towards the green – where he went on to make his chip for birdie.
He did not escape criticism, though, with Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray claiming: “Oh no. It is time for change, I am afraid. That is a terrible influence on the next generation. I am sorry to as,y and I am his biggest fan as a golfer.” And the slamming did not stop there.
Post-round, former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley said on air: “Tyrrell is not the bad guy he comes across here. But his behaviour is not acceptable from what we have seen. I think tonight, when he cools down and his team and wife have words with him, there will be a lot of humble pie. He will be really embarrassed with what he did today and how behaved.”
