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For Tyrrell Hatton, it's a good thing there are practice rounds at the US Open. For a few days before the tournament tees off on Thursday (June 12), Hatton and his fellow competitors will get very familiar with the course at Oakmont.
This is beneficial for Hatton, who came in direct contact with the infamous rough at the course. Knowing how to get out of the rough is valuable at a golf course, and Hatton, though at the cost of some incredulity and frustration, learned how to do that.
The LIV Golf star's shot landed in some exceptionally tall grass, and he had trouble even locating it. If not for a keen eye, that ball might've been lost to the course.
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Hatton said:
"That's unreal. I only saw it because I'm stood here. It's not plugged, I saw it bounce. Sat up over it, I actually can't see it at all."
On the post, Hatton also commented with a few frustrated and angry emojis. In the video, the golfer could only laugh in frustration. Hatton proceeded to try and play it out of the rough, chopping off a huge chunk of grass as he hit the ball onto the fairway, but not very far.
Walking away, he shook his club free of the dirt and debris it had picked up with some vigor. Whenever Hatton inevitably lands in the rough this weekend, he'll think back to this encounter and do his best to get the ball out of the rough better than he did in practice.
Tyrrell Hatton aiming to avoid Major letdown again
At the PGA Championship, Tyrrell Hatton enjoyed a quality opening round, even as Scottie Scheffler and Hatton's playing partner Xander Schauffele complained about the conditions. His good start evaporated in round two, though.
To close out the first nine holes (which were the back nine for Hatton), Hatton melted down on the par-four 18th. His drive went to the left and landed directly in the creek, which prompted some colorful language.
He took a penalty and shot from 40 yards back of the water only to land in deep rough. The rough didn't allow Tyrrell Hatton's wedge shot to even make the green 40 yards away, and it led to an angry Hatton spitting at where his ball had been.
He then needed to chip uphill, but he left it short, and it rolled back. Another chip and a short putt left Hatton with an alarming triple bogey. It took him from one shot back of the lead and pushed him three strokes and 21 places back on the leaderboard.
At the US Open, Hatton will attempt to avoid such a meltdown, but the rough may provide another difficult challenge at an entirely different golf course.
