Tyrrell Hatton’s race to make the 2025 European Ryder Cup team begins as he returns to compete on the DP World Tour at the British Masters.
Tyrrell Hatton
LIV Golf star Tyrrell Hatton will tee it up in his first DP World Tour event in seven months at next week’s British Masters on home turf at The Belfry.
Despite having joined LIV Golf earlier this season, Hatton, 32, is eligible to participate in the Ryder Cup’s first qualification event – the British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo – on 29 August since he has served his outstanding suspensions on the DP World Tour.
GolfMagic spoke to a DP World Tour spokesperson this week to clear up Hatton’s current status as the Englishman goes in search of a fourth appearance in the European Ryder Cup team in September 2025.
“Tyrrell has a pending appeal against sanctions imposed on him for breaching the DP World Tour’s Conflicting Tournament Regulation and in accordance with the DP World Tour’s Regulations, he is eligible to participate in the Betfred British Masters,” a DP World Tour spokesperson confirmed to GolfMagic on the eve of the British Masters.
Hatton last participated in a regular DP World Tour event when finishing T31 at the Dubai Desert Classic at the end of January 2024.
He was then snapped up by his European Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm to join him on his Legion XIII team on LIV Golf, and that meant he was ineligible to participate in both DP World Tour and PGA Tour events.
It is believed Hatton signed a deal with the Saudi-bankrolled circuit in the region of $60m, which was reportedly 10 times less than Rahm’s five-year deal.
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Hatton is back on the DP World Tour
Hatton is back on the DP World Tour
Why is Tyrrell Hatton allowed to compete on the DP World Tour?
Hatton’s current situation is the same as all other DP World Tour members who appealed against sanctions imposed in previous years as a result of them having competed on LIV Golf.
As a current member of the DP World Tour, the Englishman is able to continue to play in DP World Tour events pending the outcome of his appeal.
Hatton has now served his outstanding suspensions on the DP World Tour and is therefore not suspended for the BritIsh Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
The six-time DP World Tour winner has also confirmed he will participate in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns from 3-6 October.
Hatton will very much fancy his chances at the Home of Golf having won won the tournament twice in consecutive seasons in 2016 (his first ever DP World Tour title) and 2017.
He will unfortunately not be able to compete in the BMW PGA (19-22 September) on home turf at Wentworth, a tournament he won during covid in 2020, as a result of it conflicting against LIV Golf’s season-ending Team Championship in Dallas.
But Hatton plans to be back on the DP World Tour a week later at the Open de Espana from 26-29 September.
GolfMagic also understands that since Hatton has a pending appeal, payment of his fines is stayed until the outcome of the appeal process, which was the same situation for other members when they appealed.
Hatton is looking to make the DP World Tour Playoffs
Hatton is looking to make the DP World Tour Playoffs
Hatton is currently ranked 82nd in the Race to Dubai standings heading into next week’s British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.
He has amassed a total of 388.94 points so far this season as a result of his T31 at the Dubai Desert Classic, along with a respectable T9 at The Masters, T63 at the US PGA and T26 at the US Open.
Hatton missed the cut at The Open, a month after he clinched his first LIV Golf title in Nashville.
The Englishman is currently third with one event to go in the LIV Golf League individual championship, which is set to be fought out between his Legion XIII captain Rahm and Torque GC captain Joaquin Niemann.
Hatton will then look to help Legion XII win the Team Championship from 20-22 September at Maridoe Golf Club.
But once the LIV Golf League season is officially wrapped in Dallas, all of his attention will turn to the DP World Tour in November.
That is providing he can accumulate enough points at both the British Masters, Open de Espana and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship to ensure he cracks the top 70 in the DP World Tour standings
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