Tyrrell Hatton, Scott Vincent Share Lead After Round 1 Of LIV Golf Andalucía

Tyrrell Hatton entered LIV Golf Andalucía with limited prep work, understandable given that he just became a first-time father. His practice sessions earlier this week at Real Club Valderrama were, in his words, "pretty awful." And now his first putt as a dad was a 33-footer at his opening hole Thursday.

He drained it.

Hatton celebrated his first round as a father with a 4-under 67 to grab a share of the lead with Scott Vincent on a challenging day on Spain’s most famous course. It was an impressive performance, as Hatton’s focus has been on his wife and daughter. Until this week, he had not hit balls outside since his last start at the PGA Championship, as his practice sessions were limited to his indoor swing studio at home.

"I was somewhat nervous of how bad it could be today," said the Legion XIII star, who grabbed the 18-hole lead for the first time in his LIV Golf career. "But just tried to have a single thought and not overcomplicate it out there. My warmup was better, and that gave me a little bit of confidence to just trust it out on the golf course, and I felt like I hit a lot of good shots in the end."

Few LIV Golf players have hit more good shots recently than Vincent, who is making his fourth start in the HyFlyers GC lineup as a replacement for captain Phil Mickelson. Vincent, who started the season as an independent Wild Card player, has given his team its best individual results this season with three consecutive top-10 finishes, including a solo fifth last week in Korea when he played in the final group on Sunday.

The Zimbabwean continued riding that momentum by firing one of just two bogey-free rounds on the day – Thomas Detry, in solo third at 3 under, had the other one – in which the par-71 Valderrama