EUROPE were forced to make a late change to the line-up for Saturday’s foursomes after an injury concern.
Tyrrell Hatton was drafted in as a replacement by captain European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald.
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Tyrrell Hatton was drafted into the Saturday afternoon fourballs as a late replacementCredit: PA
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Viktor Hovland suffered a neck injury and was forced to pull outCredit: EPA
The 33-year-old took part in the final game of Saturday afternoon alongside Matt Fitzpatrick.
He replaced Viktor Hovland, who suffered a neck injury.
Hovland played in the morning foursomes on Saturday as Europe extended their lead.
But his withdrawal was announced just minutes before the fourth and final Saturday afternoon tee off.
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Tyrrell Hatton has revealed how he got hopelessly drunk – and violently sick! – after qualifying for his fourth Ryder Cup.
Hatton said he went on a “bit of a tear-up” with Jon Rahm – the player he teamed up with in Rome two years ago – when European captain Luke Donald rang to confirm he was definitely on the team.
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Tyrell Hatton has revealed how he celebrated qualifying for the Ryder CupCredit: Getty
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He got hopelessly drunkCredit: Getty
That came as a surprise to the English ace. He feared he would be knocked out of the six automatic spots on the team by some of the European stars in action at last month’s Tour Championship.
He explained: “Luke called me to say the guys weren’t earning points in Atlanta, and I’d actually made the team automatically. That was a very nice phone call to receive, and I was over the moon.
“Jon had just won the LIV individual title, so we had a bit of a tear-up. Yeah, that was a messy night. I don’t ever want to get into that state again to be honest.
“When I actually got back into my hotel room, I fell across the bed sideways, face down and fell asleep in that position.
“Then I woke up throwing up in that same position.
“Then I fell back asleep, and when I woke up again, I had gotten sick all down my arms, both sides, all down my shirt.
“I get off the bed and walk around to the bathroom, look in the mirror, and I’ve got sick on my face, and in my beard.
“How I set an alarm to make a flight in a few hours’ time, I don’t know.
“But yeah, waking up in a slightly more sober state was horrendous, and having to clean up that mess. I ended up calling my wife, Emily, and saying: ‘I don’t know what to do’.
“I was rushing to make the room somewhat more acceptable before leaving.
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“So I ended up stripping the bed, leaving some cash and a note, saying I was really sorry, I was sick in the bed in the night, please throw it in the trash.
“I feel like I did the right thing but I was obviously in a pretty bad state. I do not ever want to feel as bad as I did that next day. Yeah, that was aggressive.”
Hatton, 33, who is one of the star attractions at this week’s BMW PGA Championship, proceeded to give details of just how much he had drunk – admitting the episode was like a remake of the hit film The Hangover.
He added: “I had like six glasses of wine at dinner, and then I had a double gin and tonic.
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Hatton will be in action at the PGA Championship this weekCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
“Drunk that at a very normal rate, and then Jon was deciding what he wanted and he said Disaronno Sours.
“And I was like, perfect, go on them. They go down very easily.
“Then I was starting the chant of basically getting someone to down it, and then every cocktail that then followed was a shot.
“So we then ran out of Disaronno Sour. The guy at the bar made some hazelnut sour which wasn’t great, but we still had a few of them.
“Then there was a margarita and then there was a strawberry vodka thing.
“God, it was aggressive. It was horrible. But I mean, it was funny at the time. Not so much the next day.”
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On Thursday, some players at Quail Hollow – including world number one Scottie Scheffler – complained about mud balls, where golf balls get covered in mud and dirt during bad weather.
Preferred lies – a rule sometimes used during periods of adverse weather that permits players to lift, clean and place their ball within a specified distance of its original position on closely-mown areas – were not sanctioned for use by the PGA of America.
Lowry’s tee shot on the eighth hole pitched on the fairway and bounced sideways into a divot left by another player, which meant he was not allowed the relief for an embedded ball that would have applied had it been in his own pitch mark.
“You hit a lovely tee shot, you’re not expecting that,” said world number 10 Lowry.
“I was obviously very annoyed with that because I felt like I had quite a bit of momentum going in the round, and standing there with 40 or 50 yards to the pin off the fairway it’s an easy pitch shot for me – and I walk away making bogey.”
Lowry was particularly unhappy with the unsolicited input of an on-course reporter, adding: “The ESPN guy was a bit too involved when he wasn’t asked to be and that’s what annoyed me a lot.
“He came straight over and said: ‘That’s not your pitch mark.’ That’s not for you to talk about, it’s for me to call a rules official and decide what happens.
“I wasn’t arguing that it was my pitch mark, I was trying to be 100% sure because imagine if I come in [after the round] and all of a sudden somebody told me that was my pitch mark.
“They told Brooks [Koepka] his ball was OK yesterday and it was on the driving range, so you need to be careful about what you’re doing because there’s so much at stake.”
