DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tyrrell Hatton swung the club twice and sounded nervous after teeing off in his third round at the World Tour Championship in Dubai on Saturday, where he missed a par putt by two feet.
The European Tour said Hatton would be fined for breaching its code of conduct.
Hatton started the third round one shot ahead of the season-ending tournament on the European Tour.
On the fourth hole, he missed a birdie putt from 12 and lazily tried to tap so the ball hit the back of the cup and went out of the mouth. He made bogey.
Hatton angrily took a swipe at the divot after missing the green with his approach on No. 8. His behavior became more erratic on the 11th when, after missing a five-foot birdie putt, he hit his putter down the green again and again. vow to comment and be taken on television.
The world No. 18 sounded nervous again on the 13th after his tee shot landed on the ledge.
The behavior of the hot-headed English golfer was announced by Ewen Murray, a commentator for the British broadcaster Sky Sports.
After Hatton pulled his third shot at No. 14 and pressing his iron so hard into the ground that it broke, Murray said: “It’s time for a change, I’m afraid. That’s a bad influence on the next generation.”
The 33-year-old Englishman joined the disbanded LIV Golf series earlier this year but still plays European tour events.
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