Tyrell Hatton excited to see daughter in coveralls after qualifying for next year's Masters
Tyrell Hatton can’t wait to see his soon-to-be born daughter in white Masters coveralls next year at Augusta National. “My wife is due in six weeks and I was thinking about how it would be cool to come back next year and our little girl will be pretty much 11 months,” said Hatton, who closed with a 66 — the same score he shot Friday — to finish tied for third at 10-under 278. “Obviously you see all the other dads and their families and the little ones in boiler suits is so cute,” Hatton said.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tyrell Hatton can’t wait to see his soon-to-be born daughter in white Masters coveralls next year at Augusta National. That possibility became a reality on Sunday after Hatton was one of several players to receive an automatic invitation to next year’s Masters for finishing in the top 12 (including ties).
“My wife is due in six weeks and I was thinking about how it would be cool to come back next year and our little girl will be pretty much 11 months,” said Hatton, who closed with a 66 — the same score he shot Friday — to finish tied for third at 10-under 278. Players often dress their children in traditional caddie outfits for the Par-3 Contest on the eve of the tournament. “Obviously you see all the other dads and their families and the little ones in boiler suits is so cute,” Hatton said.
"Yeah, I wanted to experience that. Yeah, definitely a motivation for me to try and make some birdies and happy I managed to do that. Yeah, it was cool.
” Max Homa, Jake Knapp and Sam Burns were among the others to earn an invitation for next year. “I’m really proud of just the golf — my brain was so good,” said Homa, who finished in a tie for ninth, four shots behind champion Rory McIlroy. Morikawa plays through injury Collin Morikawa was thrilled to finish tied for seventh at 9-under 279 after dealing with a back injury and spasms.
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