Tyrrell Hatton Shoots 65, Says He Played ‘Absolutely Awful’ In Post Round Interview

Hatton said that he felt “uncomfortable” over shots during Round 3 of the AT&T Byron Nelson, despite shooting a bogey free round.

Known for his unfiltered chatter and candid self deprecation on the golf course, Tyrrell Hatton did not hold back when breaking down his bogey free 65 from Round 3 at the AT&T Byron Nelson. 

Despite turning in a clean card with six birdies—including three on his last three consecutive holes—Hatton told CBS’s Amanda Balionis Renner that he thought he played “absolutely awful at times” throughout the round. 

By the numbers, Hatton’s round was extremely solid. Hatton currently sits three stokes back of the tournament leaders, Austin Ackroat, Zecheng Dou and Ryan Palmer, who stand at 16 under par. He ranked 2nd in strokes gained putting, 5th in strokes gained around the green and 5th overall in strokes gained total. 

The score helped him shoot up the TPC Craig Ranch leaderboard 18 spots.  

According to the Englishman himself, however, his game did not feel nearly as tidy as it looked. 

“I thought I was absolutely awful at times today.” 😅@TyrrellHatton shared his thoughts after finishing with a 65 @ATTByronNelson. pic.twitter.com/YUbTDqfV9F

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 13, 2023

“It's mad that that was a bogey-free round. Holed some nice par putts on the front nine. Really didn't feel comfortable with my swing today, which I feel like my last sort of 12 holes yesterday I found something again and hit it really nice,” Hatton said in his post-round interview. 

Hatton claims that his ability to sink par putts carried him through the third round, and that standing over his iron shots brought him particular discomfort throughout the day. 

He noted that his Friday score actually felt smoother than Saturday’s, despite the lower number. 

“Today I felt pretty uncomfortable at times. Funny, actually felt really confident coming off the golf course yesterday. Although I think I shot 4-under yesterday's round, it felt a lot better than that and I was happy with how I was hitting it and how it felt. Yeah, it was a little bit strange to come out today and try and do exactly the same things and it just wasn't really working.

“That was some good up and downs there. I would like to be standing over my irons feeling really comfortable and I haven't really had that. Didn't really have that over the weekend at Wells Fargo either.”

Hatton might have an unconventional approach to assessing his play, but at least he’s self-aware of that. At the conclusion of his interview, the 31-year-old admitted he might need to make a change. 

“Maybe I have to be a little less hard on myself. I don’t know,” Hatton said.