Hatton disqualified from Match Play over rules infraction


  • Golf
  • Saturday, 25 Mar 2017

Mar 19, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; Tyrrell Hatton hits his drive on the first hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge . Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Englishman Tyrrell Hatton was eliminated from the WGC-Dell Match Play after incurring a two-stroke penalty in his three-man playoff in Texas on Friday.

Hatton was preparing to tap-in for par at the first extra hole when he noticed his ball had moved slightly after he had placed his putter behind it at Austin Country Club.

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