Tyrrell Hatton won at St. Andrews in dramatic fashion, making a birdie on the 18th hole to eclipse Nicolas Colsaerts by a stroke. But his historic victory on The Old Course also gives him a Ryder Cup lifeline.
He now has amassed enough DP World Tour points to play in the final two events of the season, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. The top 70 players qualify for Abu Dhabi, while the top 50 advance to Dubai. They are also Rolex Series Events, where the DP World Tour awards 2,000 Ryder Cup points to players in those fields.
Only 1,000 points are up for grabs at regular DP World Tour events, such as this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. “I’m so happy I’ve got my place booked in Dubai,” Hatton said. “When I teed off last week at the Spanish Open, I knew that I needed probably at least a second to have a chance.
Actually, I was meant to be going to Fitzy’s wedding the week in [Andalucía Masters], and I messaged him a few weeks ago, and I was like, if I don’t have enough points, I might not be able to go, and I felt so bad about that. I guess having a little extra motivation to play well. Due to his affiliation with LIV Golf , Hatton did not have the necessary points to qualify for the final two events of the season.
But that all changed this week with his win. He began the season by playing in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January but then jumped to LIV. Hatton returned to the DP World Tour in August, pla.