Tyrrell Hatton Player Profile And What's In The Bag

Article Updated January 2025

England's Tyrrell Hatton picked up his eighth DP World Tour title as he held off New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot.

Hatton stood on the 18th tee two ahead but Hillier, who led by one shot going into the final round, birdied it to leave the Englishman with a par putt to win.

And the 33-year-old did just that to finish with a three-under 69 and a 15-under total to secure his eighth DP World Tour title and move to the top of the Race To Dubai rankings. In the process, the LIV golfer also climbed to the top of the European Ryder Cup rankings - an astonishing achievement when you take into account his limited opportunities to score points. He also won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship last year.

• Player Profile
• Key Stats
• What's In The Bag

Hatton, who was reprimanded for destroying a tee marker during a typically angry outburst in the third round, said: "I was nervous on the back nine and it was a bit scruffy at the last. But it feels amazing. I said earlier in the week that this is an event you would love to have on your CV so to add my name to the list of amazing champions is a dream come true."

Both Hatton and Hillier dropped a shot at their opening hole, but the Englishman quickly recovered with a birdie at the next and picked up shots at the fifth and sixth to edge ahead.

Hillier gave himself a chance with birdies at the 10th and 11th to move to one behind but a dropped shot at the next and a birdie at the 16th from Hatton left the Ryder Cup player in control.

Hillier's one-under 71 left him on 14 under, one clear of England's Laurie Canter with Northern Ireland's four-time winner Rory McIlroy another shot back after putting in a late charge with five birdies on the back nine for a closing 66.

Player Profile

Tyrrell Hatton was born in High Wycombe on October 14, 1991.

He qualified for the 2010 Open as an amateur and turned pro soon after. Initially, Hatton mainly played on the EuroPro Tour and Jamega Pro Tour.

He played on the Challenge Tour in 2012 and 2013. His best finishes were a pair of runner-up finishes at the Kazakhstan Open and Forshan Open in 2013. He finished 10th in the rankings to qualify for the 2014 DP World Tour.

In his rookie season on the European Tour, Hatton finished tied second at the 2014 Joburg Open. Later in the year, he finished in a tie for fourth place at the Scottish Open.  

On October 9, 2016, Hatton won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on 23 under par, four shots clear of Richard Sterne and Ross Fisher. Hatton carded a final round six-under 66, having equalled the St Andrews Old Course record with a 62 in the third round. The win took him inside the top 35 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2017 he made a successful defence of his Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and also won the Italian Open the next week.

In September 2018, Hatton qualified for the European Ryder Cup team that thrashed the USA at Le Golf National.

In November 2019, he won the Turkish Airlines Open, winning a six-man playoff to pick up a first prize of $2m.

In March 2020, Hatton won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one stroke over Marc Leishman and in October he added the BMW PGA Championship and climbed into the top 10 in the world rankings. He also won the Abu Dhabi Championship in 2021.

In January 2024, after much speculation, he announced that he had signed a deal to join LIV Golf.

And in June he won LIV’s Nashville tournament for his first success in three-and-a-half years.

He has appealed against his DP World Tour suspension and fines and is allowed to play and keep his membership in the meantime and in October he won the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews for the third time. It was his seventh DP World Tour title.

This was his 200th start on the DP World Tour. Apart from his eight wins, he has eight runner-up finishes, six thirds and 36 top 10s. The win takes him to the top of both the Race to Dubai and the Ryder Cup points table.

Key Stats

Driving Distance - 309.2 Yards

Driving Accuracy - 60.05%

Greens in Regulation - 72.55%

Sand Saves: 54.55%

Putting Average - 28.85

Scoring Average - 69.97

What's In Tyrrell Hatton's Golf Bag?

Driver: PING G430 LST 10°

Woods: PING G430 Max (3-Wood) 15° & (7-Wood) 21°

Irons: PING i230 (4-6), PING Blueprint S (7-PW)

Wedges: PING S159 50° (S12) & 54°(S12)

Putter: Ping PLD Custom Oslo

Ball: Titleist ProV1x