2017 Wyndham Championship, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV schedule

ORLANDO, Fla. – Perhaps they should call him “Happy” Hatton. As a nickname for English golfer Tyrrell Hatton “Happyâ€� works two-fold. First in the irony category … like calling a redhead “Bluey” or an NBA star “Shorty”. Hatton seems anything but happy on the golf course most weeks. Secondly, particularly for anyone born anytime in the 1970s or 80s, you can’t help but see iconic movie character “Happy Gilmoreâ€� in your mind while watching him. RELATED: Leaderboard | The clubs Hatton used to win at Bay Hill | Who has momentum heading to THE PLAYERS? Hatton has admitted he has some anger issues when it comes to his own golf game and the standards he expects of himself. A blow up or two is never far away much like Gilmore when he first takes up the sport in the iconic 1996 movie. But also like Gilmore, Hatton is able to harness it at times and still find ultimate success. “I’m nice but obviously to myself I give myself a hard time and that’s one thing that I should probably get better at,â€� the 28-year-old says. On Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by Mastercard, the range of emotions was on display once more as he converted a two-shot 54-hole lead into a first PGA TOUR win to go with his four European Tour titles. Through eight holes, Hatton had bounced back from two early bogeys to reestablish a two-shot lead and looked pretty comfortable. But as eventual runner-up Marc Leishman would say after falling a shot short of Hatton, “of all the courses on the PGA TOUR, this is the last one you’d pick to have a two-shot lead with three to go.â€� That is because Bay Hill can turn up a big number at any moment. For the second straight day it played very tough indeed, allowing just one round in the 60s on Saturday and Sunday. No one was immune. Consider Hatton’s 68-69-73-74 made him the first player since Geoff Ogilvy in the 2006 U.S. Open to win with two over-par rounds on the weekend. And just ask Rory McIlroy who had two double bogeys on the front nine to go from tied for the lead to out of the mix. It was almost as if you could hear legendary broadcaster Verne Lundquist saying one of the oft-quoted lines from “Happy Gilmoreâ€� … “uh oh, here comes the putter throw… â€� for each putt Hatton missed. Surely it was only a matter of time before implosion. It was. Despite the fact Hatton led by three when he was on the 11th tee box he strangely pulled out his driver. It meant a water hazard was in reach and sure enough the tee shot bounded into a watery grave. Soon after he was grinding on a six-footer for double bogey. Inside those 15 minutes or so were the trademark over dramatic gestures and negative self-talk … and at one point Hatton wacked himself hard in the back with the handle of his putter a handful of times. “It was really tough out there and obviously I was getting frustrated at times, but nowhere near the blowups that I am capable of. And it’s just one of those days where you just got to stick in there, and patience is one of the hardest things with me,â€� he would say of the episode. “I said yesterday the hardest thing for me will be to manage myself. And over the course of this week I feel like I did a decent job of that.â€� Some would argue he failed to manage it. But if you watch closely enough you come to realize that in fact it seems almost necessary for Hatton to let off steam this way. Like a pressure valve releasing. Gilmore learned to go to his happy place to move on from his anger. Hatton is similar but he goes there after he releases the pressure first. Besides, he managed it well enough to still win. “It was so tough and obviously everyone’s dropping shots quite easily. And after the double on 11, which was pretty tough to take … I did get a bit frustrated,â€� he said while sitting inside the replica Arnold Palmer red cardigan given to the winner with the large trophy also by his side. “That’s always going to happen with me. And as long as it’s not kind of keeping on over to the next shot, then I’ll be okay. I’m just happy that I’ve managed myself well enough this week to be sitting here.â€� His caddie Mick Donaghy is a big part of the blow up and then refocus routine. He is tasked with making sure that nothing dwells past those initial moments. And after 11 would be a critical juncture on this day. “I was just annoyed because my third shot in was actually one of the best swings I made all day. I was just having a little moan, like it’s the grass’s fault and the wind’s fault. It’s never my fault,â€� Hatton continued. “But Mick was really good. He just told me to kind of get focused again, it’s done, move on, and have a few practice swings and just kind of get some good feelings again. And I stood on the 12th tee and that was probably one of the best tee shots, certainly, that I hit today.â€� From that point on, as Leishman and Sungjae Im tried to mount a charge, Hatton ground out seven straight pars. Even when Leishman, the 2017 winner at Bay Hill, got within one with two to play, Hatton remained steady. In fact he played the final two holes with stoicism to claim the win and a three-year exemption on the PGA TOUR in just his second event back from right wrist surgery. “It’s an incredible feeling to win at such an iconic venue and with obviously Arnie’s name to it,â€� he would say after moving to 14th in the FedExCup. “Hopefully I can push on and keep climbing.â€� He has that chance in just a few days from now as the TOUR moves to its flagship PLAYERS Championship. No Englishman has ever won the PLAYERS at TPC Sawgrass. Hatton was asked if he could be the guy. After all no Englishman had won the Arnold Palmer Invitational prior either. But his answer once again conjured up thoughts of Gilmore and his laid back ways. “Time will tell. It’s hard to kind of think about next week at the moment with the sort of potential celebrations we have got later today. I don’t think I’ll be in any fit state at least until Wednesday,â€� Hatton smiled. Yep … “Happy” Hatton indeed.

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Round 4 of the Travelers Championship takes place Sunday from TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Xander Schauffele leads the Travelers by one shot heading into the final round. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and newly expanded and extended coverage on ESPN+. Click here for more details. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.–6 p.m. ET. Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) For outside of the U.S., click here for GOLFTV powered by the PGA TOUR PGA TOUR LIVE PGA TOUR Live is available exclusively on ESPN+ • Main Feed: primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course • Marquee Group: new “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group • Featured Groups: traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups • Featured Holes: a combination of par-3s and iconic or pivotal holes FEATURED GROUPS Marquee Group Rory McIlroy, Cam Davis Featured Groups Harry Higgs, Jonas Blixt Tommy Fleetwood, Kevin Streeelman Featured Holes: No. 5 (par 3), No. 11 (par 3), No. 15 (par 4), No. 16 (par 3) MUST READS Sahith Theegala back in contention at Travelers Championship Rory McIlroy suffers shocking back nine at Travelers Championship Harris English restored of hip, grip at Travelers Championship Morgan Hoffmann making strides in PGA TOUR return McIlroy off to hot start at TPC River Highlands

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NORTON, Mass. - Playing off the success of recent nine-hole charity exhibitions, officials at THE NORTHERN TRUST and the PGA TOUR announced today THE NORTHERN TRUST Charity Challenge, a televised nine-hole, Wolf-format charity exhibition at TPC Boston on Wednesday, August 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. EST. Abraham Ancer, Cameron Champ, Charley Hoffman and Marc Leishman will square off up for the nine-hole competition on the back nine at TPC Boston. The Wolf format will have four players competing independently for charity dollars that will support organizations committed to education and youth services in the Greater Boston area. Each player will represent one charity during the competition, which include the First Tee of Massachusetts, Hockomock Area YMCA, the Red Sox Foundation's Red Sox Scholars Program and the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester. In addition to the Wolf format, two challenge holes will be featured during the competition with a longest-drive contest at the par-4 12th hole and a closest-to-the-pin contest at the par-3 16th hole. All four players will compete at these challenge holes for a bonus pool of $150,000 funded by title sponsor Northern Trust. The bonus pool charitable dollars will benefit The Greater Boston Food Bank and The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley in support of COVID-19 relief. Here's a closer look at Abraham Ancer, Cameron Champ, Charley Hoffman and Marc Leishman: Abraham Ancer • FedExCup rank: No. 13 • Best finish at THE NORTHERN TRUST: Runner-up/2019 at Liberty National Golf Club • Best finish at TPC Boston: T7/2018 Cameron Champ • FedExCup rank: No. 20 • Best finish at THE NORTHERN TRUST: T21/2019 at Liberty National Golf Club • Best finish at TPC Boston: N/A (first career start) Charley Hoffman • FedExCup rank: No. 111 • Best finish at THE NORTHERN TRUST: T10/2011 at Plainfield Country Club • Best finish at TPC Boston: Won/2010 Marc Leishman • FedExCup rank: No. 14 • Best finish at THE NORTHERN TRUST: T32/2011 at Plainfield Country Club • Best finish at TPC Boston: 3/2017 The Wolf format is a popular recreational format that rarely makes an appearance on the PGA TOUR. The Wolf format begins before the first hole, when the order of play is decided. The ‘Wolf' is always the first player to tee off. At each hole, the players rotate the tee-off order so that each player becomes the ‘Wolf' once every four holes (for example, on the first hole 1,2,3,4 and on the second hole 2,3,4,1, etc.). After the tee shot of each player, the ‘Wolf' decides whether to take that player on his team or to wait to pass on that player and take his chances with the next to be his teammate. Or, after all three players have teed off, the ‘Wolf' can play as a ‘Lone Wolf,' if he feels he can beat all three other players. As the ‘Lone Wolf,' the player plays alone and tries to shoot the lowest score on the hole. Each player on the team with the lowest score on a hole gets one point. If a player chooses to be the Wolf on a hole and beats the other three players, the Wolf gets up to five points for that hole depending on when they choose to "go alone". The $300,000 purse will be split among the four select tournament charities with the following breakdown: 1st place receives $125,000; 2nd place receives $75,000; 3rd place receives $50,000; 4th place receives $50,000. THE NORTHERN TRUST Charity Challenge will be broadcast live on PGA TOUR LIVE and simulcast on GOLF Channel, GOLFTV and PGA TOUR social channels. THE 2020 NORTHERN TRUST has identified 10 charitable beneficiaries for this year's tournament: First Tee of Massachusetts, Hockomock Area YMCA, Red Sox Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund, Golf Fights Cancer, Attleboro YMCA, Sherrill House The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and The Greater Boston Food Bank. Fans are encouraged to follow THE NORTHERN TRUST on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest tournament news and updates. For additional information about THE NORTHERN TRUST, please visit THENORTHERNTRUST.com.

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