Tyrrell Hatton's Masters Sunday motivation? It's not what you'd expect
Not everyone can win the Masters, but there are certain little victories to earn along the way at Augusta National.
Tyrrell Hatton watches a shot during the final round of the Masters on Sunday. Getty Images As Tyrrell Hatton rattled off birdie after birdie after birdie late Sunday at Augusta National , he suddenly put himself in position to win the Masters. But no, he wasn’t even thinking about that.
He was thinking about next year’s Par-3 Contest with his family. “To be honest, most the back nine I just wanted to make birdies because my wife is due in six weeks and I was thinking about it would be cool to come back next year and our little girl will be pretty much be 11 months. It would be amazing to see her in a boiler suit ,” Hatton said.
“Obviously you see all the other dads and their families and the little ones in boiler suits is so cute. Yeah, I wanted to experience that. Definitely a motivation for me to try and make some birdies and happy I managed to do that.
Yeah, it was cool. ” What Hatton was referring to was staying in that top 12. Sure, he would have loved to win, but at the Masters, the top 12 (and ties) are all invited back the next year.