Anyone that's played golf before has had a day to forget. A day where the ball went nowhere near where you wanted it to, when each shot felt wrong and your aim quickly became getting off the course with your pride in tact.
When shots don't fall your way it's hard to keep your cool and most of the time losing your cool only compounds your misery.
It's a feeling many people can relate to and one that is universal in golf, no matter what course or what handicap someone plays off, if they're having a rough day, they're having a rough day.
One example of how hard it can be to keep your cool was seen by Tyrell Hatton at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai today.
The Englishman came into the third round one shot off the lead on -8 after a round of 69 followed his impressive first round 67 as the former Ryder Cup member looked in good shape to contend for the $3 million prize.
His third round didn't go to plan as he failed to birdie any of his opening three holes before having a disaster on the fourth. Hatton hit a beautiful tee shot to leave him just a couple of feet from the hole and a chance to birdie.
However, he would miss his birdie putt and to make matters worse, he missed a tap in from a foot out for par and left the fourth with a bogey.
Hatton misses a putt from a foot! 😲
We've all been there 😅 pic.twitter.com/88C5oF9auk
— Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) November 16, 2024
Hatton birdied his next hole to bring him back up to level par for the day and parred his way through the rest of the front nine and start of the back nine up to the par 5 hole 14 where Hatton showed a lot of frustration with his third shot and broke his club.
It was at this point where Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray went away from his usual calming commentary style to voice his displeasure with Tyrell Hatton's actions and how bad of an influence it could give to youngsters.
It’s time for a change I’m afraid. That’s a terrible influence on the next generation. I’m sorry to say it, I’m his biggest supporter.
Why? Why would you do that?
Ewen Murray on Tyrrell Hatton snapping a club:
“It’s time for a change I’m afraid. That’s a terrible influence on the next generation. I’m sorry to say it, I’m his biggest supporter. We’ve all had our moments but he’s having too many of them.”
Spot on.pic.twitter.com/YxaluvGbO4
— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) November 16, 2024
The funny thing is, Hatton was able to recover and chipped in his next shot for birdie as he ended his day with a round of 71 to keep him 3 shots behind Rory McIlroy in the lead going into the final round on Sunday.
In a sport as mentally taxing as golf is, the best players are the calmest in the room most of the time. Murray is right, it's a terrible influence to act out and break clubs when things don't go your way.
