Tyrrell Hatton delivers verdict on his LIV Golf future
Tyrrell Hatton says he still has multiple years left on his LIV Golf contract and expects the breakaway league to operate next season in 2027, dismissing walk-up song speculation while explaining his subdued Indianapolis celebrations were simply about catching a flight home to family.
Speaking ahead of the British Masters at The Belfry, the Englishman pushed back on reports that he is angling for an exit. His comments follow Legion XIII’s second straight LIV Team Championship win and a whirl of speculation about the league’s next chapter.
Key Takeaways
- Tyrrell Hatton says he believes he has multiple years remaining on his LIV Golf deal.
- He expects LIV Golf to stage a 2027 season after funding work he described as “full steam ahead.”
- He denied that his Indianapolis walk-up song, Queen’s “I Want to Break Free,” signaled a desire to leave.
- Legion XIII banked an $8.4 million team prize; Hatton said a rushed exit was about making a flight by 15 minutes.
- He remains committed to DP World Tour starts where he can, after conditional release deals this season.
What did Tyrrell Hatton say about his LIV Golf future?
Asked where he might play next year, Hatton said he had not thought about it and still had plenty of golf left in 2026, including the Irish Open, Wentworth, the Dunhill, the Spanish Open, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
“I’ve still got multiple years left in my contract, I believe,” he said, per Today’s Golfer. “There’s nothing really to focus on other than the golf.”
On whether LIV will return, he was direct: “I would expect there to be LIV next season. I know they’ve worked really hard to get the funding and stuff in place, so I know it’s full steam ahead on that front.”
Why were celebrations so subdued after Legion XIII’s win?
Hatton’s Legion XIII side—with Jon Rahm, Tom McKibbin and Caleb Surratt—won the team title in Indianapolis after LIV’s planned Michigan Team Championship was cancelled. The $8.4 million prize should have sparked a party. Instead, cameras caught a low-key podium and a player itching to leave.
“I just want to get to the airport because I have a flight to catch,” Hatton said after the win, a line that framed coverage of the night. He later explained international flights left almost no room after the round, and he made his plane by 15 minutes to get home to his wife and daughter.
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Did the walk-up music mean Hatton wants out of LIV?
When he walked out to Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” in Indianapolis, many read it as a coded goodbye. At the British Masters, Hatton shut that down with a blunt “No.”
He also said that since joining LIV he has kept playing European events when possible and does not see that changing. Today’s Golfer noted conditional DP World Tour release deals for LIV players this season are unlikely to be repeated next year if conflicting-event rules tighten again—another reason players are watching 2027 closely.
Hatton’s verdict is clear for now: contracted in, focused on golf, and expecting LIV to keep going while the league’s funding picture evolves.