Tyrrell Hatton admits if rumors LIV Golf could fold are now affecting him on the course

Tyrrell Hatton not affected by reports of LIV Golf’s potential collapse

If anything, Hatton’s performances have improved since the LIV Golf bombshell dropped. His two top fives, double the amount he had on LIV before The Masters, and he’s back in contention in Virginia. 

He was asked if the uncertainty about his future had affected his play, and Hatton replied: “For me personally, what I do doesn’t affect anything off the golf course.

“Like my job is to play golf, and that’s all I can do. So I try to prepare and get ready for this tournament like I would any other time that I have a few weeks off. Yeah, as I said, my job is to play golf, and that’s all I do.”

In the world of social media, it’s difficult to keep your mind focused on the task at hand. Not for Hatton, though, as he’s removed it from his life completely, “Actually, I deleted X off my phone 2 1/2 years ago, and I deleted Instagram almost two years ago off my phone.

“I’ve replaced that with looking at Daily Mail and Sky Sports News and other things. Yeah, it’s nice to not have social media and the negativity that kind of comes with that. So I definitely don’t miss it.”

Perhaps that’s the secret for the likes of DeChambeau and Rahm to perform at next week’s PGA Championship.

How Tyrrell Hatton took his game to the next level

Tyrrell Hatton has gone from good to great in recent weeks, and that’s because he has drastically improved his short game.

Before The Masters, Hatton had lost strokes on the greens in every single event except one. Since then, Hatton has gained strokes putting.

And around the green, Hatton only gained strokes around the greens in two events before arriving at Augusta. But in Mexico City it was the strongest part of his game.

Hatton has combined his consistent ball striking on approach with elite play on and around the greens, and that’s allowed him to threaten the top of the leaderboard in the last three events.

That’s a great sign heading into the PGA at Aronimink.