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“... A LOT OF GREAT GOLFERS HAVE HAD FILTHY TEMPERS. SO IT’S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING ...”

I love the way Tyrrell Hatton plays golf. He’s fun to watch. He has a lot of talent. But what makes him most enjoyable is his temper.

Like so many Tour players I know, Tyrrell has a short fuse. But the great thing about him is that he doesn’t try to hide that aspect of his character.

It’s a fact that maybe 90 percent of the players you watch on television every week have a tipping point when it comes to temper. There are a few who seem to be immune to frustration – Dustin Johnson is a classic example – but they are the outliers. Most people reach a stage where they have to let it all out. And Tyrrell’s is pretty early on that spectrum. That hardly makes him unique. But what is rare is that he – now

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