Tyrell Hatton - Love him or hate him!

[3offTheTee]

Talented golfer no doubt but is he too petulant for The Tour? Temperament is a big problem but I enjoy watching him. At times I want him to succeed but sometimes I have the opposite view.

Not an ideal example..

Any thoughts?

 

[Pin-seeker]

I quite like him tbh,shows emotion.

 

[Backache]

I don't hate him, but I don't think his petulance does anything for the game and is not good sportsmanship for those playing with him.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I like to see a bit of passion, but he does need to grow up and stop playing the spoilt brat.

Like it or not, he is a role model, so needs to start acting like one

 

[D-S]

I love the way he always expresses surprise when the ball doesn’t follow the path he thought, it happens on lots of his missed putts. It never seems to occur to him that it just might be his or his caddies green reading skills or lack of them - it’s as if gravity works differently for him and him alone. Once or twice a round maybe but about half of his missed putts? Really?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

He is superb , has passion , part of his persona is getting angry at himself it gets him going , I’ll take him over any of the robots. It’s no different to have MCEnroe was - he is how 99.9% of us react

As long as he is treating the course and his opponents with respect then no issue

 

[KenL]

I absolutely cannot stand him.
His pathetic antics, grimacing, moaning about everything are a real turn off for me.

 

[Dingy]

I like him. Gets annoyed then two minutes later forgets all about it until the next time.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Love him.

People complain there are no characters left in professional sports. Then when there is one, they complain about that too.

I quite like the fact he winds up the beige chino and Jacket brigade.

But, he is in danger of becoming the person people root against now many of the players who made it easy to dislike have left.

 

[DPapas1982]

I like to see a bit of passion, but he does need to grow up and stop playing the spoilt brat.

Like it or not, he is a role model, so needs to start acting like one

I am so against this “role model’ stuff.

As far as I’m aware he bahaves off the course? When he crosses the line and causes damage by all means reprimand him, but as Both a kid and a parent I’ve never expected someone famous to be a role model. Hero, inspiration yes. But role model. Nope.

 

[Neilds]

Better than some of the robots on tour but does need to reig it in a bit sometimes

 

[Pin-seeker]

I absolutely cannot stand him.
His pathetic antics, grimacing, moaning about everything are a real turn off for me.

I’m sure that’s not his intentions

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I am so against this “role model’ stuff.

As far as I’m aware he bagels off the course? When he crosses the line and causes damage by all means reprimand him, but as Both a kid and a parent I’ve never expected someone famous to be a role model. Hero, inspiration yes. But role model. Nope.

Like it or not, kids new to golf will see him and if it’s ok for him to do it, then they will view it as normal behaviour.

When you are in the public eye, you have a responsibility to those who would emulate you

 

[Pin-seeker]

Kids don’t look at Hatton as a role model,sorry but that’s nonsense.
Much bigger problems for the youth of today than some golfer swearing & throwing a strop.

 

[IanM]

In fairness to him, he has a grumble when something happens, it's brief and then it's gone.

That's his release valve. Only he knows if it helps or hinders.

It's entertaining

 

[DPapas1982]

Like it or not, kids new to golf will see him and if it’s ok for him to do it, then they will view it as normal behaviour.

When you are in the public eye, you have a responsibility to those who would emulate you

I’m pretty sure the vocabulary of almost every child is dictated long before they start watching sports men and women.
Walk past any group of young kids in the streets and you’ll hear plenty of colourful language. I doubt they’ve all got it from the tv…

Hatton is generally only on screen when playing well and even then if you couple that with the fact he plays all over the world and two of the days he’s playing are school days and just how much influence can you realistically expect it to have.

pretty much every new golfer for the last decade highlights woods as their idol growing up. Do they all swear, spit and shag around?

 

[timd77]

I have conflicting opinions due to him being a regular on our Ryder cup team and being British. If he were on the US Ryder cup team then I’d hate him, but as it is I want him to do well.

I always think what it’d be like to have him as a playing partner, and to be honest he’d do my nut in I think. I’ve played with a couple of whingers recently and it can affect your own game if you pay any sort of attention to it.

Overall though, I’d want him to do well.

 

[KenL]

Did anyone see him smacking his putter off a green in an earlier round? I didn't but mate told me he had. Disgraceful behaviour that.

People say he has a tantrum then moves on. But, he virtually never has a smile on his face, miserable git.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I’m pretty sure the vocabulary of almost every child is dictated long before they start watching sports men and women.
Walk past any group of young kids in the streets and you’ll hear plenty of colourful language. I doubt they’ve all got it from the tv…

Hatton is generally only on screen when playing well and even then if you couple that with the fact he plays all over the world and two of the days he’s playing are school days and just how much influence can you realistically expect it to have.

pretty much every new golfer for the last decade highlights woods as their idol growing up. Do they all swear, spit and shag around?

Agreed - any parents who think that a sportsman is their child’s role model is abdicating their own responsibilities

 

[Barking_Mad]