Tyrrell Hatton is looking to cap off an “average” year with a win at the DP World Tour Championship, and he’s off to a good start after a first-round 7-under 65 that has him tied for the lead with U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick.
The Englishman’s round was highlighted by a 64-foot birdie putt at the par-4 16th that traveled up-and-over a steep ridge before finding the bottom of the cup.
“Hit-and-hope,” Hatton joked after his round. “We were kind of not really too set on the line. I kind of changed my mind last minute and started it a little bit further right, and holing a putt from that distance down the tier like that, you need a lot of luck.