{"id":354,"date":"2026-03-31T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=354"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:50:26","slug":"tyrrell-hatton-leaves-rory-mcilroy-horrified-after-piling-on-a-stone-in-christmas-binge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"Tyrrell Hatton leaves Rory McIlroy &#8216;horrified&#8217; after piling on a STONE in Christmas binge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_cc3189\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Tyrrell Hatton reveals Rory McIlroy was &#8220;horrified&#8221; to learn he has added a stone sinking Guinness and wine before his title defence at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36591921\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LIV Golf's Tyrrell Hatton added a stone of weight drinking wine and Guinness over Christmas\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36591921.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2257375377.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36591921.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2257375377.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36591921.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2257375377.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36591921.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2257375377.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"LIV Golf's Tyrrell Hatton added a stone of weight drinking wine and Guinness over Christmas\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">LIV Golf&#8217;s Tyrrell Hatton added a stone of weight drinking wine and Guinness over Christmas<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tyrrell Hatton revealed he outscored a \u201chorrified\u201d Rory McIlroy at the Dubai Desert Classic after piling on a stone sinking wine and Guinness over Christmas<!-- -->. And LIV <!-- -->Golf star claimed he was \u201cturning like the Titanic\u201d during an opening round 70 in defence of his title in \u201cdamp January\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Masters champion had told his Ryder Cup team-mate to pay the fines for playing on the Saudi-backed tour to stay eligible for Europe in his pre-tournament press conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But Hatton revealed all they had discussed during their 18 holes together was the \u201cgood wine\u201d they had imbibed during the holiday period.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_13e0b4\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36588934\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstar.com\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-sends-prove-it-36588934\" tabindex=\"0\">Rory McIlroy sends &#8216;prove it&#8217; message to Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton over Ryder Cup futures<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_13e0b4\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Brooks Koepka backed to take on Rory McIlroy and win more majors after PGA Tour return<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAnd then he was horrified to hear what weight I was on January 1st,\u201d laughed the world No.21..<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI was 204 pounds (14st 6lbs), which at 5\u20198\u201d is aggressive. Just before the Ryder Cup, I was like 190 (13st 6 lbs). So what&#8217;s that, another stone I&#8217;d put on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cYeah, I enjoyed my December. I did do some training. Zero cardio and a lot of drinking. So, yeah, I had a Guinness tap in the house, which was enjoyable.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36446945\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36446945\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.48\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Team Europe with the Ryder Cup trophy\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36446945.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2237946143.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36446945.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2237946143.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36446945.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2237946143.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36446945.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2237946143.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Tyrrell Hatton revealed his Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy was &quot;horrified&quot; to learn the LIV Golf star had added a stone in weight over Christmas\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tyrrell Hatton revealed his Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy was &#8220;horrified&#8221; to learn the LIV Golf star had added a stone in weight over Christmas<cite aria-label=\"Image: Andrew Redington\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Andrew Redington\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;And so now time to lose a little bit of weight. I am doing damp January. December was aggressive. I did do dry January last year but I felt like I&#8217;d just do damp January this year. So I&#8217;ll allow myself to have a few. I can be good if I want to be. It&#8217;s just most of the time, I just want to enjoy myself. So that&#8217;s what I do. Now it\u2019s the gym and avoiding alcohol, I would imagine, to lose a little bit of weight. Sad times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hatton has a history of enjoying a tipple. He enjoyed \u201ctwo to three\u201d Guinnesses a night during his Open challenge at Royal Portrush last summer &#8211; and then woke up in his own vomit after his \u201cmessy\u201d celebration when he qualified for the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36516654\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36516654\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton faced verbal abuse at 2025 Ryder Cup\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36516654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-1707566150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36516654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-1707566150.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36516654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-1707566150.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36516654.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-1707566150.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Tyrrell Hatton had a &quot;messy&quot; celebration with his LIV Golf team-mate Jon Rahm after qualifying for his fourth Ryder Cup team\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Tyrrell Hatton had a &#8220;messy&#8221; celebration with his LIV Golf team-mate Jon Rahm after qualifying for his fourth Ryder Cup team<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His lack of conditioning &#8211; the LIV Golf tour only starts on February 4 &#8211; did not stop Hatton carding four birdies and two bogeys on a blustery day in his first competitive round of 2026. He was five shots off the clubhouse lead held by Ryder Cup vice-captain Francesco Molinari (65).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But Hatton said: \u201cIt wasn&#8217;t pretty. \u201cI was turning like the Titanic! Can&#8217;t move. I still feel pretty stiff. I guess it&#8217;s the fifth time I&#8217;ve been on a golf course since the Saudi International (in November).<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33038375\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33038375\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.43\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 13: Francesco Molinari of Italy looks on from the 11th tee during the first round of the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 13, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33038375.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_US-Open-Round-One.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33038375.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_US-Open-Round-One.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33038375.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_US-Open-Round-One.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33038375.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_US-Open-Round-One.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ryder Cup vice-captain Francesco Molinari took the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ryder Cup vice-captain Francesco Molinari took the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe backswing isn&#8217;t too much of a problem although when I did start, I felt like my backswing was shorter than Jon&#8217;s, which is not ideal. Yeah, he&#8217;s a bit stronger than me, so he can generate a bit more clubhead speed. Yeah, it still feels early for me. I feel rusty. But I&#8217;m just trying my best to play as well as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood both shot 73s in the same group as Hatton &#8211; and did not discuss the fines imposed by the DP World Tour for playing conficting LIV Golf results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI don&#8217;t think we need to talk about that. We&#8217;re out there to focus on trying to play good golf and that was pretty hard to do this morning in the conditions that we played in. I ended up seeing what was said. And he said that&#8217;s his opinion. So everyone&#8217;s allowed an opinion. I&#8217;ve got nothing more to add to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-34909715\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34909715\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 27: Adrian Meronk of Cleeks GC reacts after he putts on the 12th hole during LIV Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club on April 27, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34909715.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_LIV-Adelaide-Day-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34909715.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_LIV-Adelaide-Day-2.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34909715.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_LIV-Adelaide-Day-2.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article34909715.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_LIV-Adelaide-Day-2.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Adrian Meronk has claimed the DP World Tour imposing fines for playing on LIV Golf are &quot;unfair&quot;\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Adrian Meronk has claimed the DP World Tour imposing fines for playing on LIV Golf are &#8220;unfair&#8221;<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Poland\u2019s Adrian Meronk is in the same limbo as Hatton and Jon Rahm over the fines which the LIV Golf stars are refusing to pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s fair that we are getting fined to play somewhere else,\u201d said Meronk. \u201cThat&#8217;s why there&#8217;s so much discussion about it and that&#8217;s why the players are not happy with the fines. We are aware of them but we are not happy with them. I think there should be some kind of agreement between those two tours or three tours, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyrrell Hatton reveals Rory McIlroy was &#8220;horrified&#8221; to learn he has added a stone sinking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}