Tyrrell Hatton survives late stumble to win Alfred Dunhill

Tyrrell Hatton survived a late stumble to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship for a record third time at St Andrews.

Hatton, who had equalled the course record at the same venue with a 61 on Saturday, birdied the 18th to card a closing 70 and finish 24 under par, a shot ahead of Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts.

Colsaerts left a long eagle putt from the Valley of Sin eight feet below the hole and was unable to convert the birdie attempt.

Hatton, who also finished second in the team event with his father Jeff, told Sky Sports: "It feels good.
"It's the first time I've actually won the tournament with my dad here so it means a lot and to do it at the Home of Golf is really special. I'm trying not to cry to be honest. I'm a bit lost for words."

Birdies on the second, fifth, 10th and 11th had given Hatton a comfortable three-shot lead with six holes to play, only for the Ryder Cup star to run up a double bogey on the 13th and drop another shot on the next, each time finding a bunker off the tee.

Colsaerts had also bogeyed the 13th but birdied the 15th to get on level terms, something which came as a surprise to Hatton.

"To be honest I actually didn't know what the scores were from when we left the halfway house," Hatton added. "There's a nice TV in there but the first leaderboard I saw was on the 17th green.

"When I made double on 13 and then bogeyed 14 I didn't realise I was still around the lead. I just tried my best on every shot coming in and then I see where we're actually at on the 17th green. Then I'd by lying if I said I wasn't nervous.

"I actually stood over the ball on the 18th tee and was like 'Please don't hit it out of bounds', which is not a good though process. Luckily managed to hit a good shot and that chip shot