Tyrrell Hatton was left seething after four-putting the final hole to end the day over par at Augusta National – having previously put himself in position to contend at the Masters
Tyrrell Hatton claimed he was stopping himself voicing his real thoughts about Augusta National after four-putting the final green for a painful double bogey.
The frustrated LIV Golf star said he was “devastated” after striking the ball superbly and playing the first 17 holes in one-under par in testing conditions. But Hatton, the world No.19, then sent his 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th three feet above the hole – and his par putt lipped out and rolled seven feet down the hill. He then missed the bogey putt to card a 73 and slip out to three-over par.
“It’s tough to take,” said the Ryder Cup star. “I don’t know how I have to play golf around here to shoot under par. Like it’s now my 23rd tournament round. I’ve got four rounds under par.
“I don’t know what to say about the last. The greens are getting quicker, but I’m putting up the hill. I actually felt like I’d left the putt a foot short. My pace has been good all day. It’s gone like three feet past, and the cup’s sitting like that (he motioned with his hand to show a steep angle).
“You can’t see it on TV or whatever, but it’s an interesting slope that it’s on. It’s hard. With even that short putt I can feel the wind on my back as well. So that doesn’t make the right-to-left putt any easier.
“Obviously I hit it a little bit firm. It looks horrific on TV, but if it’s a flat putt, it’s going a foot past, two foot past, not six foot, eight foot past. It’s brutal for me at the moment to be honest. I feel like I’m putting on a brave face for what I want to talk about or say
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