Tyrrell Hatton is a four-time European Ryder Cup star, winning in 2018, a member of the 2021 side while was attached to LIV Golf in being on the 2023 and ’25 victorious teams.
Indeed, both Hatton and fellow LIV Golf’s Jon Rahm were members the Luke Donald winning sides.
We know that the DP World Tour placed fines on the LIV duo to tee-up in Rome and Bethpage Park, and with Rory McIlroy suggesting (Flushing It) the pair should pay the $US 6m in fines should they be mentioned for selection in Adare Manor side in 2027.
PAY FINES TO SHOW RYDER CUP COMMITMENT …
Defending @DubaiDCGolf Tyrrell Hatton ‘deflects’ questions post Rors @McIlroyRory declaring @livgolf_league stars Hatton & Jon Rahm should pay their fines to show their commitment @RyderCupEurope
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— Fatiha (@TOURMISS) January 21, 2026
Hatton and Rahm have appealed the fines.
McIlroy spoke ahead of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic saying Hatton and Rahm should just pay those fines and “prove” their commitment to the Ryder Cup.
“Yeah, absolutely. Main thing is — look, this is my opinion.”, said McIlroy.
“We went really hard on the Americans about being paid to play the Ryder Cup, and we also said that we would pay to play in Ryder Cups. There’s two guys that can prove it. Great. I think that’s — yeah.”
Hatton followed McIlroy into the Desert Classic Media Centre though the tournament’s defending champion was not all the ‘forward’ as his fellow Ryder Cup team-mate, and four-time Desert Classic champion.
Here’s the questions put to Hatton, so what do you think?
Q. Rory was in talking about Ryder Cup fines, etc. Can you give us an update where you are with your legal case and how you see it progressing?
TYRRELL HATTON: To be honest I don’t have an update to give. It’s still with legal teams and there’s guys that are still in conversations working it all out.
So I haven’t put any more thought into that. Like I don’t really know what’s happening. So, yeah, I’m just here to play golf as always.
Q. Rory just suggested a very simple solution, if you just pay — you and Jon just pay the fine to get on with it and play for Team Europe, what is your reaction to him saying that?
TYRRELL HATTON: Well, I’ve literally just come off a Pro-Am. So I’m not on my phone in the Pro-Am. So I don’t really have anything to add towards what he said.
Q. Hopefully a more straightforward one. Hypothetically, would you have imagine not being a member of the DP World Tour and not playing in a Ryder Cup?
TYRRELL HATTON: No. I mean, hopefully not. I’ve always been extremely proud to be a member on the DP World Tour, and certainly over the last couple of years, I’ve shown commitment to playing events here.
And then with the Ryder Cup, it’s pretty hard to make those teams, and I’ve been fortunate to play the last four. And everyone says once you’ve played one, you never want to miss another one, and I’m certainly no different from that. Hopefully I’ll be able to play more in the future.
But hopefully the only thing that stops me from being able to play in them would be age and some younger, much more talented players taking my spot in that sense.
So hopefully that’s the way that my Ryder Cup career would end.
