Tyrrell Hatton gives his verdict on the fans at Augusta National, ‘even if they dislike you’
Tyrrell Hatton was arguably the standout on day two of The Masters as he shot up the leaderboard at Augusta National. Hatton started his tournament with a two-over 74, but recovered with a hugely impressive six-under 66 on Friday.
Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images Tyrrell Hatton was arguably the standout on day two of The Masters as he shot up the leaderboard at Augusta National. Hatton started his tournament with a two-over 74, but recovered with a hugely impressive six-under 66 on Friday. The Englishman is now flying the flag for LIV Golf at The Masters, where such players have experienced a very disappointing week overall.
But there are plenty of reasons for Hatton to be happy as he enters the weekend on four-under, keeping him in contention for a maiden major win. He is now firmly focused on replicating his efforts on Saturday, ahead of which he has discussed his relationship with the patrons at Augusta National . Tyrrell Hatton labels Augusta National patrons ‘very respectful’ Hatton was asked after his second round if he thinks he’s popular with golf fans around the world, and if so, why.
He replied: “I don’t know if I’m popular or not. “I think there’s many other players that are far more popular than me, and that’s fine. “People, I guess, will either like how I am on the golf course or they won’t.
I won’t lose sleep over it. “But maybe they see themselves in me and how they play golf at the weekend and how they react, but that’s for them to judge, I guess. ” And sharing if he felt the love of the Augusta patrons on Friday, he said: “Yeah.