England’s Tyrrell Hatton fired a career-low 11-under 62 at The Sentry in Hawaii.
Tyrrell Hatton fired his career-low score on the PGA Tour on day two at The Sentry in Hawaii.
The Englishman carded an 11-under 62 to reach 15-under par on Kapalua’s Plantation Course.
Hatton, who helped the Europeans wrestle back the Ryder Cup in September, finished birdie-birdie-birdie-eagle.
The round of 62 sees Hatton move into a tie for second and just one stroke behind World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who carded an equally impressive 9-under 64.
Hatton’s lone mishap occurred on the par-4 14th hole, where he mishandled a greenside chip and lost the ball.
After the contest, a reporter questioned Hatton about his low expectations, citing his extended hiatus from the game following the biennial controversy.
He responded, “Yeah, but still equally frustrated at bad shots.”
“If I’m being honest, body didn’t feel great, and tee to green wasn’t, didn’t feel amazing.
“I had a mad day on the greens. Every putt I seemed to look at went in, which is a nice feeling. Hopefully that continues over the weekend.”
Hatton’s bogey came at one of the easiest holes on the golf course.
His tee shot ended up left near the green and he was still playing from the fringe for his third. Things didn’t go to plan.
He recovered quickly by making birdie at the next hole. His eagle at the last was from a whopping 96 feet.
Hatton said: “Yeah, it was a nice way to bounce back after making bogey on 14. Just one of the easiest holes out here and, yeah, definitely pretty frustrated walking on to the 15th tee.
“But, yeah, nice to birdie that and 16, 17.
“Then the one on 18, it was about 90 feet or something, that’s just a bonus.
“[I was] just hoping to roll it up somewhere close and, yeah, thankfully, the flag got in the way and the ball fell in the hole.”
If Hatton were to win it would be his second PGA Tour victory. He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in 2020.
Scheffler is bidding to win The Sentry for the first time in his career.
The World No. 1 got off to a slow start on day two when he made a bogey at the par-3 second hole. However, he bounced back with eight birdies and an eagle at the par-5 fourth hole to shoot a scorching 64 and take a slim one-stroke lead at 16-under par.
Player of the Year for 2023 went to Scheffler, who was chosen earlier this week.
On 15-under par, Sungjae Im, Brendon Todd, and Hatton are level for second place.
Viktor Hovland shot 14 under par after eagleing the 18th hole.