Tyrrell Hatton Made Comical Gesture With Putter After Quadruple Bogey at British Open

After pumping two shots out of bounds, the Englishman made it clear he isn’t a fan of Royal Liverpool’s 18th hole.

Tyrrell Hatton isn’t one to bottle up his emotions on the golf course. So on Friday at the British Open, viewers knew a colorful reaction was brewing inside the Englishman when disaster struck on the 18th hole at Royal Liverpool.

With four birdies and just two bogeys, Hatton was on his way to a strong round of 2 under par until he hit back-to-back drives out of bounds on the closing hole. 

Hatton’s first two tee shots landed just 10 yards away from each other, and they both found the controversial internal out of bounds that lines the 18th fairway. 

Hitting his fifth shot from the tee, Hatton finally found safety on his third drive, but “safe” is a loose way to describe the result: Hatton’s ball came to rest on the adjacent first hole, miles from its intended target.   

The 31-year-old finally hit the green in seven shots and two-putted for a dreaded quadruple-bogey 9. The score caused Hatton to plummet out of the top 10 and into a tie for 46th place. 

Then came the fireworks: Hatton turned around and pretended to “shoot” the hole with his putter. He performed the genius move three times, perhaps for his three abysmal tee shots. 

Hatton mimics shooting at the internal OB on 18 after making 9. pic.twitter.com/9fLjWPnyM5

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) July 21, 2023

Hatton didn’t comment after the round, but as a frequent critic of golf course design, we can imagine the Englishman has a thing or two to say about the unconventional internal O.B. on the hole. 

For now, we’ll just have to take Hatton’s gesture as indication that he isn’t particularly fond of the 18th at Royal Liverpool.