Tyrrell Hatton takes his frustration out on a green at DP World Tour Championship
Tyrrell Hatton finds himself tied for the lead through two rounds of the DP World Tour Championship. Judging by viral videos involving him that have emerged the past two days, however, you'd never know it.
On Thursday, Hatton expressed more disbelief than anger when he missed a three-foot putt on the 14th hole:
But on Friday, he actually took out his frustration on one of the greens. After coming up short from about seven feet for par on No. 10, Hatton slammed his putter into the putting surface several times. Have a look:
As that tweet from TheGolfDivoTee mentions, such an action has been in the news a lot this week after 21-year-old English pro Frank Kennedy was DQ'd from DP World Tour Q School for allegedly taking a one-foot divot out of a green during the fourth round. Kennedy was in great position to earn his tour card, but now is without DP World Tour status.
As you can see, Hatton clearly didn't do any damage close to that, but his actions—especially given his fiery reputation—had some on Golf Twitter calling for some sort of disciplinary action.
Hatton shares the 36-hole lead with Rory McIlroy at five under par. The 35-year-old Englishman has returned to the DP World Tour after leaving LIV Golf.