Tyrrell Hatton snaps back at ‘ridiculous’ question asked to him by journalist following final round at the US Open

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Tyrrell Hatton had a US Open to be proud of, with the LIV Golf player finishing T4 in the leaderboard at Oakmont.

Hatton called the Oakmont rough ‘brutal’ earlier in the week, but managed to deal with the issue to finish within the top five.

Scottie Scheffler wanted Sam Burns to win the US Open, but it was their fellow American J.J. Spaun who emerged victorious.

Spaun finished on one-under at Oakmont to clinch his first major championship win, edging out Robert MacIntyre by two shots.

Viktor Hovland clinched third place at the US Open on two-over, one shot ahead of Hatton, Cameron Young and Carlos Ortiz.

Tyrrell Hatton snaps back at ‘ridiculous’ question after US Open final round

Somewhat surprisingly, the often hot-headed Hatton largely kept his cool throughout the week, although he was left annoyed when speaking to the media after his final round.

Asked to discuss his Sunday on the course as the event was in its closing stages, he said: “Yeah, it was a pretty tough day.

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“I feel like for the most part I played pretty well although I did struggle a little bit on the restart with missing a few shots right.

“But I feel like I managed that well. Then, yeah, the finish at the end hurts a lot. I didn’t… if you’re going to miss the 17th with that pin, you have to miss it right.

“I did my bit. I feel like I was extremely unlucky to finish where it did. Sorry, I just, like everyone else, want to watch the TV now. Yeah, what happened on 17 is going to hurt a lot for a long time.

“It was the first time I’ve been in contention in a major, and that was exciting, and unfortunately, I feel like through a bit of bad luck I had momentum taken away from me and ultimately ended up not being my day.”

Then asked why he thought it was bad luck, the 33-year-old Englishman issued the response: “Why was it bad luck?”

A “yeah” went his way, with Hatton snapping back: “Why do you think it was bad luck? What kind of question is that?”

Asked again what he thought made it bad luck, he said: “You think stopping on the downslope in the rough? Like, that’s ridiculous. As I said, if you’re going to miss that green, you have to miss it right in the bunker.

“I’ve hit a decent… obviously not a decent tee shot, that would have been on the green, but I feel I’ve missed it in the right spot and got punished, which ultimately I don’t think ends up being fair.”

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Hatton’s customary flare-ups were on show at Oakmont, but they were largely low-key, particularly compared to some of his rivals.

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy were among those guilty of losing their cool, in a week which many players will want to forget as soon as possible.

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But it was a strong finish for a handful of LIV Golf players, six of whom had made the cut and taken on the weekend.

A total of 14 full-time LIV Golf players started the US Open, but many of its high-profile names failed to shine.

That included former winners Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau, who was the defending champion.

Hatton produced the top result, but he was closely followed in Pennsylvania by Jon Rahm and Carlos Ortiz, who recorded his best major finish.