泰瑞爾哈頓 (Tyrrell Hatton)：講述喬恩拉姆 (Jon Rahm) 的影響力、拋硬幣和萊德杯恐懼如何將英國高爾夫明星帶入 LIV Golf 的內幕故事

在 2023 年萊德杯上的合作造成毀滅性影響後不到六個月，哈頓確認將加入喬恩·拉姆 (Jon Rahm) 的第十三軍團 (Legion XIII) 參加 LIV 巡迴賽

British golf star Tyrrell Hatton shocked the world when he announced he'd be joining LIV in early 2024 - but it wasn't a decision that came easily. The former world No. 5 and two-time Ryder Cup winner has been an almost constant feature at the business end of most majors in recent years.

英國高爾夫明星泰瑞爾哈頓 (Tyrrell Hatton) 宣布將於 2024 年初加入 LIV，震驚了世界 - 但這並不是一個輕易做出的決定。近年來，這位前世界排名第五、兩屆萊德盃得主幾乎一直是大多數大滿貫賽場上的常客。

Hatton, 32, has made the cut in 22 of his 27 appearances in golf's Big Four since the start of 2018 and registered a top-10 finish in six of those. However, the Buckinghamshire native knew he'd be open to the same scrutiny most dissidents have been faced with when turning their backs on the PGA and European Tours.

32 歲的哈頓自 2018 年初以來，在高爾夫四巨頭的 27 場比賽中，有 22 場晉級，其中 6 場進入前十名。然而，這位土生土長的白金漢郡人知道，他會接受大多數持不同政見者在拒絕美國職業高爾夫協會和歐洲巡迴賽時所面臨的同樣的審查。

The emergence of LIV Golf caused shockwaves when it first sprouted in 2022, though the vitriol had perhaps lessened somewhat by the time Hatton joined as part of its third influx earlier this year. That's not to say the choice to cut his ties in favor of an eight-figure payday came easily, though Hatton had help from people in high places.

LIV Golf 的出現在 2022 年首次萌芽時引起了衝擊波，不過當哈頓今年早些時候第三次湧入時加入時，尖酸刻薄的聲音可能有所減輕。這並不是說，儘管哈頓得到了高層人士的幫助，但為了八位數的發薪日而斷絕關係的決定是輕而易舉的。

Here, Mirror Sport takes a look through his LIV journey, the steps that brought him into the Saudi-funded fold and how he's faring on the breakaway tour as the LIV Golf League returns to London on Friday.

在此，《鏡報體育》回顧了他的 LIV 旅程、將他帶入沙特資助的球隊的步驟，以及隨著 LIV 高爾夫聯賽週五返回倫敦，他在脫離之旅中的表現如何。

Jon Rahm influence Less than six months after partnering up to devastating effect at the 2023 Ryder Cup, it was confirmed Hatton would be joining Jon Rahm's Legion XIII on the LIV circuit. In some ways, Rahm's reported £450 million switch to LIV took the heat off Hatton's own decision, having allegedly made the move for a far more modest - but by no means insignificant - £50m fee.

喬恩·拉姆(Jon Rahm) 的影響力在2023 年萊德杯(Ryder Cup) 上合作造成毀滅性影響後不到六個月，哈頓就被確認將加入喬恩·拉姆(Jon Rahm ) 的第十三軍團(Legion XIII) 參加LIV 巡迴賽。在某些方面，據報道，拉姆以 4.5 億英鎊轉投 LIV，這減輕了哈頓自己決定的壓力，據稱，哈頓的轉會費用要低得多，但絕不是微不足道的 5000 萬英鎊。

"We obviously get on very well and we had a good record in Rome," Hatton told BBC Sport earlier this year when he was still settling into his new surroundings. He and Rahm went undefeated as a pairing in Rome last autumn, and it was that group aspect of LIV that he said played a key role in his decision.

「我們顯然相處得很好，我們在羅馬取得了很好的戰績，」哈頓今年早些時候告訴英國廣播公司體育頻道，當時他仍在適應新環境。去年秋天，他和拉姆搭檔在羅馬取得了不敗戰績，他說 LIV 的團隊精神在他的決定中發揮了關鍵作用。

"I like that idea of being part of a team," he added. "I like the schedule and not in the sense of playing less. That's not my goal whatsoever. I like the fact that we're going to different places around the world."

「我喜歡成為團隊一員的想法，」他補充道。 “我喜歡這樣的賽程，而不是減少比賽的感覺。這不是我的目標。我喜歡我們要去世界各地的不同地方。”

"Nervous" confessions Golf's civil war has sewn division between peers, driving those who once called each other comrades and friends apart. Despite the dust having settled somewhat compared to the earliest days of LIV, the timing of Hatton's departure was complicated given it was only a few months prior that he and his fellow Europeans celebrated one of the biggest results of their careers.

「緊張」的自白 高爾夫的內戰在同行之間造成了分歧，使那些曾經互相稱為同志和朋友的人疏遠了。儘管與LIV 成立之初相比，塵埃已經塵埃落定，但哈頓離開的時間卻很複雜，因為就在幾個月前，他和他的歐洲同胞剛剛慶祝了他們職業生涯中最偉大的成就之一。

And it was confessing the new reality to his fellow Ryder Cup champions that frightened the Briton. However, he said their response on the whole was very uplifting.

正是向他的萊德杯冠軍同伴承認了新的現實，才讓英國人感到害怕。不過，他表示，總體而言，他們的反應非常令人振奮。

“In some ways, you’re always a bit nervous coming back [for The Masters], but yeah, I think when I messaged the group chat, to the Ryder Cup chat to tell the lads that I was going, I was nervous sending the message," he said during an appearance on the Fairway to Heaven podcast in March. "Obviously, I was nervous joining LIV, as well.

「在某些方面，你回來（參加大師賽）總是有點緊張，但是，是的，我想當我在群聊、萊德杯聊天中告訴小伙子們我要去的時候，我很緊張」這個消息，」他在三月的Fairway to Heaven 播客中說道。「顯然，我對加入LIV 也感到緊張。

“But the messages that I got back were like really positive and made me feel at ease. As I said, it’s been great to see those guys this week."

「但我收到的訊息非常積極，讓我感到輕鬆。正如我所說，本週很高興見到這些人。

The £50m coin toss It was only at the 11th hour that Hatton revealed his LIV fate in February when he faced the decision of playing in a PGA Tour event at Pebble Beach or the LIV opener in Mayakoba, Mexico. Even his caddie, Mick Donaghy, was in the dark at the airport, waiting to discover which plane he'd be boarding ahead of a weekend's competition.

擲 5000 萬英鎊硬幣 直到第 11 個小時，哈頓才透露了他在 2 月份的 LIV 命運，當時他面臨著參加圓石灘 PGA 巡迴賽或在墨西哥瑪雅科巴舉行的 LIV 揭幕戰的決定。就連他的球童米克·多納吉（Mick Donaghy）也在機場蒙在鼓裡，等待著在周末的比賽前得知他將登上哪架飛機。

And it wasn't a decision to be taken lightly given the reported £50m offer on the table. Hatton consulted with friends, family and peers before wishing "someone else would make the decision" for him - and he ultimately let chance play a role.

考慮到據報導的 5000 萬英鎊報價，這項決定並非輕率做出的。哈頓在希望「其他人能為他做出決定」之前諮詢了朋友、家人和同事，最終他讓機會發揮了作用。

"I had a deadline of 7:30pm on the Sunday night," he told Fairway to Heaven. "With the help of a coin toss, I signed the contract at 7:29. It was a really hard decision and one that I didn't take lightly. I spoke to a lot of people and, yeah, so we signed at 7.29pm."

「我的截止日期是周日晚上 7:30，」他告訴 Fairway to Heaven。 「在拋硬幣的幫助下，我在7 點29 分簽署了合約。這是一個非常艱難的決定，我並沒有掉以輕心。我和很多人談過，是的，所以我們在7 點29 分簽署了合約。

LIV form so far Despite his star profile, Hatton hardly took to LIV like a duck to water after finishes of eighth, 12th, 15th and 21st in his first four tournaments. He's since found his groove on the rebel tour, however, and registered his maiden LIV win during the Nashville stop earlier in July.

LIV 迄今為止的狀態 儘管哈頓擁有明星般的形象，但在他的前四場比賽中獲得第八名、第 12 名、第 15 名和第 21 名後，哈頓對 LIV 並沒有如魚得水。然而，此後他在叛逆巡迴賽中找到了他的最佳狀態，並在 7 月初的納什維爾站中獲得了他的首次 LIV 勝利。

That's in addition to a third-place

這還不算第三名