Tyrrell Hatton admits what he’s found ‘frustrating’ at Royal Portrush at The Open despite being in fourth place

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Tyrrell Hatton made a real charge up The Open leaderboard on Saturday at Royal Portrush.

However, Hatton‘s challenge fizzled out somewhat towards the end of his round, and he now trails Scottie Scherffler by six shots heading into Sunday at The Open.

The 33-year-old shot a round of 68, but that just wasn’t good enough as Scheffler refused to falter at Royal Portrush.

Hatton has admitted to being frustrated during The Open this year, but that’s nothing new.

The Englishman is well known for his fiery on-course attitude.

And he didn’t seem to be happy at all following his round of three-under par at Portrush on Saturday afternoon.

Tyrrell Hatton admits what he’s found ‘frustrating’ at The Open

Hatton looked incredibly dejected when he walked off the 18th green at Portrush after his third round.

But does he believe he’s still in with a chance of winning The Open?

Hatton responded sarcastically when asked if he is enjoying being in the mix at The Open heading into the final round.

He said: “Wow, going into tomorrow at the moment we’re six shots behind, so it’s a long way back. So far I’m in a decent position. I don’t feel like I’ve played my best golf. Although I’ve hit a lot of greens, I haven’t been that close to the hole. So it’s quite hard to hole putts. I feel like I’m constantly just trying to get it up there close and walk off with par. That side of it has been a bit frustrating for me. Hopefully tomorrow I can play a bit better.“

The Englishman then responded when asked if he felt like he had to press because of what Scheffler was doing.

He said: “To be honest, I saw the leaderboards out there. You kind of know that there’s opportunities and you’re sort of expecting guys to be making birdies, to be honest. So it’s not surprising, especially with Scottie going out there and playing really well today. From my side, seeing the leaders getting a little bit further away, it didn’t change how I went and played the next hole. I was still just playing it as I would if I was 70th in the tournament. It didn’t change how I played.“

He was asked whether he will take anything away from his performances at the US Open last month and The Open this week

Hatton responded: “It is a very different challenge, and at the moment, a completely different situation. I’d have to have an unbelievable front nine tomorrow to be in the same position going into the back nine as what I experienced at Oakmont.

“It’s nice to be high up on the leaderboard in a major. Certainly tomorrow is the last round for me to earn Ryder Cup points. Yeah, there’s a lot to play for tomorrow. I’m hoping that I can go out there and play a really good round of golf. I’d love to make the Ryder Cup team automatically and not rely on needing a pick. Yeah, we’ll just see what happens.“

Tyrrell Hatton’s Open stats

Hatton has performed really well this week, despite the fact that he clearly thinks he could have done a lot better.

Here are his stats from the first three rounds at Portrush:

Hatton still has a chance to win The Open on Sunday.

However, he will most likely need to post a round of 64 or lower, if he is to usurp the irrepressible Scheffler.