Hatton lands maiden LIV Golf title in Nashville

LIV Golf Nashville last round

-19 T Hatton (Eng); -13 S Horsfield (Eng); -12 DeChambeau (US), Rahm (Spa), Niemann (Chi), Westwood (Eng).

Selected others: -10 P Casey (Eng), R Bland (Eng), C Smith (Aus); -9 L Oosthuizen (SA).

England's Tyrrell Hatton cruised to his first LIV Golf title acknowledgment to a six-under-par last information successful Nashville.

The 32-year-old birdied 3 of his past 5 holes to decorativeness connected 19 nether aft 54 holes and hit compatriot Sam Horsfield by six strokes.

It was his first title since nan Abu Dhabi Championship successful January 2021 and landed him $4m (£3.2m) successful prize money.

Newly crowned US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, Spain's Jon Rahm, Englishman Lee Westwood and Joaquin Niemann of Chile shared 3rd spot connected 12 under.

Hatton took nan lead successful Saturday’s 2nd information pinch a beardown capacity connected nan backmost 9 and built connected that connected Sunday pinch 8 birdies and 2 bogeys.

"It was bully to play nan past fewer holes and it not beryllium ace tight," he said.

"I conjecture having not won for three-and-a-half years, you wonderment if you'd beryllium capable to do it again successful immoderate way. So I was happy I proved that to myself."

In nan squad competition, Hatton and Rahm led Legion XIII to triumph connected 40 under, defeating Crushers by 5 strokes, though DeChambeau's squad stay apical of nan wide standings.

Hatton joined Rahm's squad past wintertime erstwhile some switched allegiances from nan PGA Tour to LIV Golf.

"Very proud of everybody, and of course, Tyrrell," said nan Spaniard.

"What a week to get his first triumph successful a fewer years and triumph by six successful an perfectly ascendant capacity nan measurement he did. It's perfectly incredible, truthful I couldn't beryllium happier for him."