Hatton maintains lead heading into final round at LIV Golf Andalucia; 4Aces GC make moving day surge up the leaderboard

SOTOGRANDE, SPAIN: Tyrrell Hatton keeps finding ways to get the job done. The new father carded a third-round 67 to move to 10-under par and take a two-shot lead into the final round of LIV Golf Andalucía 2026. Hatton made birdies at the first, fifth and 17th and made a handful of difficult par saves to put himself in a strong position to win at Real Club Valderrama for the first time in his career.

Hatton was measured in his assessment of the round afterwards. “There were some good shots today. I feel like there were some poor ones in there, as well, which is disappointing,” he said. “But I holed some nice putts inside 10 feet, especially for par on the back nine. Overall, I’m happy enough with today. A lot can happen around here. The first three days have been great. I would love to keep playing well. I’ll certainly try my best tomorrow, and yeah, hopefully I can finish well.”

Thomas Detry matched Hatton with a 67 of his own and remains two back in second. The Belgian is within striking distance of earning his first LIV Golf victory and is firmly in the driver’s seat of the LIV Golf Open Championship exemption heading into Sunday.

Two and three shots further back, and with every reason for optimism, stand Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm. The Spanish pair are lurking at 6 and 5-under, respectively, and if the home crowd needed even more of a reason to turn up in full force on Sunday, they now have two of them.

Garcia’s 3-under 68 on Saturday was a masterclass in patience. The Fireballs GC captain navigated the course without a bogey but didn’t make his first birdie until the 10th hole. His big saves on the sixth and seventh holes were the turning point, and his three birdies on the back-nine moved him to 6-under and in