It all came down to a shoot-out on the 18th as Hatton and the gallant Belgian, Nicolas Colsaerts, marched up the final hole in a tie at the top. Things were so tight, you half expected them to reach for their dueling pistols as they clumped over Grannie Clark’s Wynd.

The first time Tyrrell Hatton put the Ping Vault Oslo putter into play was at the Dunhill Links Championship in 2016 which coincided with his first victory on the DP World Tour. That week he would win by four on 23 under; the following year he would go one shot better and he is now a three-time winner of the event.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — You’ve got to love the Old Course. Well, you don’t have to, but it seems like it helps to feel at home in the Home of Golf. Especially if your name is Tyrrell Hatton.