“Body Hasn’t Been Moving Well” : Tyrrell Hatton Makes a Concerning Health Update Despite Shooting Career Best Score

Tyrrell Hatton felt like hell while shooting his career-best round. 11-under 62 looks brilliant on the cards—he had a “mad day on the greens”—but the runup to the second round was pure agony. The Englishman is yet to shrug off his jet lag, after the arduous journey of crossing the Atlantic. 

Although it didn’t stop Hatton from climbing up to the second spot on the leaderboard, the Brit was “honest” about his body. When he sat for the press conference, most questions were obviously about his spectacular round. But the Englishman admitted right off the bat, “If I’m being honest, (the) body didn’t feel great.” 

Tyrrell Hatton had his best round, but not his best self

What exactly was the problem that Hatton was facing? The six-time European Tour winner confessed his body was “just very stiff.” And he had a long journey from home to blame. “Traveling from England, the 25 and a half hours, door to door,” left him whacked out even before he stepped on the Plantation course. 

Hatton traveled from Heathrow to L.A. where the PGAT pro had a three-hour stopover. The technical problems didn’t exactly help either. “So you have to get off that plane, wait another hour and a half to get on another plane,” Hatton spoke with visible frustration. 

Eventually, the Englishman landed in Maui on Saturday evening. “Then you fly from L.A. here and land, about four hours later or three hours later than you had planned.” Let’s also not forget that the 2023 Ryder Cup winner is coming after a long holiday season.

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Tyrrell Hatton admits he let his hair down last month. “I wouldn’t say I looked after myself in the December period, maybe that played a part,” confessed the PGAT Pro with a sheepish smile. Notably, before coming to the Sentry, the first $20 million signature event of the PGAT calendar, he last played in the DP World Tour Championship in mid-November.

So, when Hatton hit his 97-foot birdie put on the 18th, his body wasn’t “moving well.” Nonetheless, he is “managing fairly well at the moment.” Hatton didn’t have to say it. Knocking off six birdies in the final eight holes is undoubtedly a bold statement in itself.

Tyrrell Hatton has bludgeoned the plantation course since the first tee shot. Riding on a spectacular 32 on the bogey-free front nine, he unleashed his most fiery display on the back nine. Six birdies and an eagle on the 18th hole later, Hatton was the clubhouse leader. Currently, the British linksman sits just one shot behind Scottie Scheffler. It remains to be seen if Hatton can carry the momentum to the moving day.

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