Tyrrell Hatton's on-course antics once again overshadowed his performance in Dubai, after the LIV Golf star snapped his club in anger during the third round of the DP World Tour Championship

Tyrrell Hatton was embroiled in controversy at the DP World Tour Championship in the third round on Saturday, after the Englishman snapped a club in frustration

It’s safe to say that Tyrrell Hatton isn’t a big fan of the 18th hole at the Jumeirah Golf Estates course. The LIV Golf player finished with a par for a second-round 69, leaving him eight-under for the tournament and in joint second with Rory McIlroy.

Tyrrell Hatton faces a fine after furiously snapping his club in half at the DP World Tour Championship on Saturday, an act of petulance that saw the Ryder Cup man labelled “a terrible influence”. The Englishman’s tantrum followed another fit of rage earlier in the third round,

Tyrrell Hatton snapped a club in two and cursed loudly after shots at the World Tour Championship in Dubai on Saturday, with his conduct earning the hot-headed English golfer a fine from the European tour and a rebuke by a broadcaster for setting a “terrible" example.

Tyrrell Hatton has spent the majority of his season with LIV Golf, but the Englishman is back on the DP World Tour this week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship