Tyrrell Hatton slammed over ‘childish and petulant’ antics after losing his cool

Eddie Pepperell didn’t mince words while reflecting on Tyrrell Hatton’s meltdown at the DP World Tour season finale. During the event, Hatton’s frustration boiled over when he missed the green with his third shot on the 14th hole and proceeded to take it out on his club, bending it into the ground until it snapped.
Sky Sports commentator Ewen Murray was quick to chastise the behavior live, saying, “Oh no. It is time for change, I’m afraid.” Adding insult to injury, Hatton was also caught muttering insults about the greens and venting over the course conditions.
Pepperell weighed in with a cutting analysis of Hatton’s actions during his chat on The Chipping Forecast, saying, “I never personally have an issue with a player breaking a club.
“But what I don’t find endearing is his non-stop commentary and swearing about the greens; his complaining comes across as ugly, childish, petulant – it’s just not appealing. “Oh no. It is time for change, I’m afraid.”
“They could break 10, for all I care, because I think the only person that’s affecting is them and I have no issue with that.”
“The thing that I have never found particularly endearing about Tyrrell from watching him play golf is his constant commentary and his swearing about the greens and his complaining because it’s just ugly and it’s childish. It’s petulant. It’s just frankly unappealing.
“And I hate to say that because to your point he’s a lovely lad and a brilliant golfer. He’s a brilliant, brilliant golfer and that’s what we should be talking about with Tyrrell.
“He wouldn’t need to make huge changes [for us] to only really talk about his golf, but again, we’re talking about his behaviour and it’s not the first time.
“I actually think the snapping of the club isn’t the straw that broke the camel’s back for Ewen Murray because it was actually quite a benign club snap. It’s on top of everything else, right? Everything that preceded that.”
Pepperell emphasized the gravity of Murray’s disapproval, saying, “Like you say, if you’re annoying Ewen Murray then you’ve got a problem. If that was me and I heard Ewen Murray say that then I’d be like: ‘Wow’.”
“It would make my stomach drop because, to your point, he is the voice of reason and wisdom and that’s the thing that Tyrrell is lacking at this point.”