The Players: Tyrrell Hatton Surprised With Surprise Second Place Behind Scottie Scheffler At TPC Sawgrass | Golf News

Scottie Scheffler returned to world No. 1 with a five-stroke win at The Gamers; Tyrrell Hatton birdied seven of his final 9 holes to tie the course file for the final 9 at TPC Sawgrass and transfer as much as second place

Tyrrell Hatton admitted that even he was shocked by the end which dropped him to a formidable second place at The Gamers.

Hatton entered the ultimate spherical 9 strokes of the tempo and was exterior the highest 30 when a ninth-par-five bogey noticed him flip 36 on Sunday, to maneuver up the standings with a rare again 9 at TPC Sawgrass.

The Englishman adopted a 20ft birdie on the tenth by changing from six toes on the driveable twelfth, Hatton responding to a missed probability from 10ft on the following by birdie on every of the final 5 holes to tie the bottom complete of final 9. within the historical past of the event.

Hatton combined eight birdies with only one bogey on the ultimate day at TPC Sawgrass

Hatton’s back-nine 29 noticed him set the clubhouse goal at 12 below, which was sufficient for second place as Scottie Scheffler closed out a formidable five-shot win to safe a return to no. 1 worldwide.

When requested if he envisioned such a strong finish to the PGA Tour’s showpiece occasion, Hatton instructed reporters: Nope, particularly with the way in which I used to be hitting him off the tee on the entrance 9! Yeah, simply loopy sufficient two and a half hours on the finish, I suppose, after standing on the tenth tee.

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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the Gamers Championship at TPC Sawgrass

“Actually proud of the way it went. Yeah, good day’s work. In the event you mentioned you’d end second within the event and you do not have to play the final 9, I believe you’d settle for that! “

Hatton’s sturdy end result follows a top-six end on the WM Phoenix Open in February and a fourth-place share on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with the 31-year-old anticipated to position within the prime 30 of the standings. the FedExCup.

Tyrrell Hatton impressed on last day at The Gamers

“I made a remark earlier this week that after being within the event at Bay Hill for so long as I used to be on Sunday, solely to seek out myself with 110 [FedExCup] factors was disappointing,” added Hatton.

“Yearly all of us attempt to earn as many factors as potential. This yr is not any totally different. It could possibly be the sixth FedEx occasion of the season, so I am catching up with a variety of guys who’ve performed fairly a little bit of already already. golf.

“Clearly a number of the European guys are in the identical boat the place we play DP World stuff on the finish of the calendar yr and we miss some occasions within the US. So yeah, I am simply right here to attempt to earn as many factors as potential and attempt to put together nicely for subsequent yr.”

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Scottie Scheffler defined that he was grateful and relieved to win the 2023 Gamers Championship at TPC Sawgrass, however added that he was very drained after the event.

Scheffler took a two-shot lead on the ultimate day and by no means gave up the highest in a dominating win, with 5 birdies and two bogeys on a three-under 69 securing a sixth PGA Tour title within the recreation. area of 13 months.

“He [Scheffler] may be very spectacular,” Hatton mentioned. “Extremely constant. He had an unbelievable spherical of golf. He performed with him final Sunday and it was clear he did not give his finest that day, however he nonetheless hung round and had an opportunity on the finish.

“It is a fairly arduous factor to do to be up there when you do not have your finest golf and nonetheless give your self an opportunity to win. So, yeah, it’s totally spectacular what it’s. do.”