The first man to ever do this... It was very much a case of ‘by how many’ for Tyrrell Hatton on Sunday afternoon as he headed into the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship with a five-shot cushion. The Englishman finished his round with a 24-under-par total to successfully defend the tournament he won a year earlier, the first golfer to ever achieve the feat. With the Dunhill taking place across St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie, it’s a great opportunity to see who copes best with the unique challenge that links golf presents. On Friday, Tommy Fleetwood took apart Carnoustie to shoot a course-record 63, meaning he possessed course records at two of the three courses at that point in time. That was until Ross Fisher’s Sunday exploits at St Andrews, which saw him post a new record with an 11-under 61 after a three-putt par at the infamous 18th. Fleetwood will certainly head into next year’s Open Championship at Carnoustie with positive thoughts, whilst links golf clearly brings out the best in Hatton’s game. Maybe we'll see an English name on the Claret Jug for the first time in over 25 years next July….
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