Marlow's Tyrrell Hatton wins first LIV Golf title in Nashville

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Marlow's Tyrrell Hatton has won his first LIV Golf title - and his first title since January 2021 - after a six-under-par final round in Nashville.

The 32-year-old birdied three of his last five holes to finish on 19 under for the LIV Golf Nashville event on Sunday, beating compatriot Sam Horsfield by six strokes.

It's been a relatively barren spell for the Harleyford Golf Club member, which his last title coming at the Abu Dhabi Championship in January 2021.

Hatton picked up a cheque for $4m (£3.2m) after finishing top of a leaderboard that included the newly crowned US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau, who was a further shot back from Horsfield on 12 under par. He shared third place on 12 under with Spain's Jon Rahm, Englishman Lee Westwood and Joaquin Niemann of Chile.

Hatton took the lead in Saturday's second round with a strong performance on the back nine and then built on that lead on Sunday with eight birdies and only two bogeys.

"It was nice to play the last few holes and it is not super tight," he said.

"I guess having not won for three-and-a-half years, you wonder if you'd be able to do it again in some way. So, I was happy I proved that to myself."

In the team competition, Hatton and Rahm led Legion XIII to victory on 40 under, defeating Crushers by five strokes, although DeChambeau's team remain top of the overall standings.

Hatton joined Rahm's team last winter when both switched allegiances from the US-based PGA Tour to the Saudi Arabian-funded LIV Golf.

"Very proud of everybody, and of course, Tyrrell," said the Legion XIII team leader, Rahm.

"What a week to get his first win in a few years and win by six in an absolutely dominant performance the way he did. It's absolutely incredible, so I couldn't be happier for him."