Tyrrell Hatton's brilliant shot earns him a nomination for a prestigious award
English professional golfer Tyrrell Hatton had a brilliant debut season in the PIF-backed LIV Golf. At the end of the 2024 season, Hatton won one event, LIV Golf Nashville, and finished fourth in the Individual Standings, behind #1. Jon Rahm, #2. Joaquin Niemann, and #3. Sergio Garcia.
While Hatton's 2024 with LIV Golf went well, one of his shots in the season has also earned him a nomination for a prestigious award. On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), LIV Golf's handle nominated Hatton's hole-in-one at the Chicago event for the Shot of the Year award.
With a video of the hole-in-one, the caption of the post read:
"@TyrrellHatton ’s hole-in-one in Chicago 😤 #LIVGolf @LegionXIIIgc"
You can check the post below:
This hole-in-one, for which he has been nominated for the Shot of the Year award by LIV Golf, was scored on the par-3, 164-yard sixth hole at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. This shot took place in the second round of LIV Golf Chicago, and it was the eighth hole-in-one in the tournament's three-year history.
While Tyrrell Hatton's hole-in-one did give him a good advantage, he wasn't able to win the competition. Fellow European Jon Rahm ended up winning LIV Golf Chicago, while Hatton finished 4th and registered a top-5 finish.
How much did Tyrrell Hatton earn for competing at LIV Golf Chicago?
The LIV Golf Chicago event, which was held in September, had a total purse of $25 million. While the largest chunk of this purse went to the tournament winner, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton also walked away a millionaire as he earned $1,000,000 for his 4th place finish.
Here is a detailed look at the payout for LIV Golf Chicago:
- 1 Jon Rahm $4,000,000
- T2 Joaquín Niemann $1,875,000
- T2 Sergio Garcia $1,875,000
- 4 Tyrrell Hatton $1,000,000
- 5 Ian Poulter $800,000
- T6 Henrik Stenson $534,500
- T6 Anirban Lahiri $534,500
- T6 Bryson DeChambeau $534,500
- T6 Lucas Herbert $534,500
- T6 Brooks Koepka $534,500
- T11 Abraham Ancer $370,000
- T11 Thomas Pieters $370,000
- T13 Harold Varner III $330,000
- T13 Paul Casey $330,000
- T15 Talor Gooch $273,000
- T15 Jinichiro Kozuma $273,000
- T15 Peter Uihlein $273,000
- T15 Richard Bland $273,000
- T15 Kalle Samooja $273,000
- T20 Sebastián Muñoz $230,000
- T20 David Puig $230,000
- T20 Carlos Ortiz $230,000
- T23 Kieran Vincent $190,715
- T23 Graeme McDowell $190,715
- T23 Phil Mickelson $190,715
- T23 Matt Jones $190,715
- T23 Kevin Na $190,715
- T23 Scott Vincent $190,715
- T23 Adrian Meronk $190,715
- T30 Brendan Steele $162,500
- T30 Louis Oosthuizen $162,500
- T30 Patrick Reed $162,500
- T30 Danny Lee $162,500
- T34 Cameron Tringale $144,000
- T34 Marc Leishman $144,000
- T34 Branden Grace $144,000
- T34 Martin Kaymer $144,000
- T34 Sam Horsfield $144,000
- T34 Dustin Johnson $144,000
- T40 Andy Ogletree $134,000
- T40 Eugenio Chacarra $134,000
- T42 Bubba Watson $126,200
- T42 Anthony Kim $126,200
- T42 Charles Howell III $126,200
- T42 Dean Burmester $126,200
- T42 Charl Schwartzel $126,200
- T47 Matthew Wolff $90,750
- T47 Pat Perez $90,750
- T47 Lee Westwood $90,750
- T47 Mito Pereira $90,750
- 51 Jason Kokrak $60,000
- 52 Cameron Smith $50,000
- 53 Hudson Swafford $50,000
- 54 Caleb Surratt $50,000