Tyrrell Hatton’s maiden LIV Golf campaign came to an end in Dallas on Sunday, as he and his Legion XIII teammates finished fourth in the season finale at the Team Championship
Tyrrell Hatton summed up his first LIV Golf season as ‘good’ and ‘interesting’ following the end of the 2024 campaign at the Team Championship in Dallas last weekend.
Hatton and his Legion XIII teammates made it to the final of the last event of the season on Sunday, but were forced to settle for a fourth-place finish, after carding a collective score of six-under-par in the final round. Hatton’s team ended the day five shots behind champions, Ripper GC.
For Hatton, it has been a year like no other for the Englishman, having followed in the footsteps of his Ryder Cup Jon Rahm to join the breakaway league just days before the 2024 season started earlier this year in February.
Since then, the European star has won four team titles with his Legion XIII teammates, as well as picking up his first individual crown at LIV Nashville earlier this summer. Looking back on his first year with Greg Norman and co, Hatton declared post-round on Sunday: “Yeah, it’s been good.
“Yeah, it was nice to win again as an individual. I think it would have been a nice way to finish the year doing better this week, but it’s been an interesting year, some new experiences, and yeah, we look forward to next year.” It was a far from ideal finale for Hatton and his teammates though.
Ahead of the off, it was confirmed that his team captain Rahm would not be able to compete in the final round of the season after falling ill. He was replaced by LIV reserve John Catlin, who joined the Englishman, as well as Caleb Surratt and Kieran Vincent in Legion XIII on Sunday.
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The loss of Rahm – who had been crowned individual champion of the breakaway league just a week before in Chicago – no doubt left a huge hole in the squad, and this was felt by Hatton on Sunday. “Yeah, it was always going to be hard with Jon not playing,” he said.
“Especially when all four scores count. That being said, it’s still disappointing to finish last out of the four today. Yeah, it’s just a frustrating way to finish.” Hatton’s attention will now turn to the DP World Tour, with the Englishman set to return to the Wentworth-based circuit over the coming weeks.
With the 32-year-old required to compete in two more events to keep hold of his DP World Tour membership and Ryder Cup eligibility, Hatton will first tee it up at this week’s Spanish Open, joining his teammate Rahm who also looking to tick off his four-event quota to remain a member.
After the trip to Spain, Hatton has also committed to compete in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland a week later, with the hopes of then qualifying for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship and the DP World Tour Championship in November.
