Tyrrell Hatton looked as disinterested as a person can be Sunday on stage after the conclusion of LIV Golf Indianapolis.
He avoided the TV camera during the winning interview with his Legion XIII teammates. He then quickly scurried off stage after pictures. "For guys that are trying to make international flights, you didn't really have any time to spare after the round, and I think that showed in how quickly we tried to get through some of the media," Hatton explained Wednesday, where he's the marquee name in the field at the British Masters.
Hatton was supposed to be playing LIV Golf's Team Championship this week in Michigan. Instead, he rushed away from LIV's 2026 finale, the close of LIV 1.0 with questions swirling around the future of the league.
And Hatton's actions last week added to the rumors he was possibly on the way out. In addition to his quick exit Sunday, which he attributed to wanting to get home to spend time with his wife and daughter, his walk-up song on LIV's party hole was Queen's "I Want to Break Free."
He was quick to shut down rumors that the song choice was intentional.
"I still have multiple years on my contract left with LIV, and I've got plenty of tournaments this year," Hatton said. "So there's nothing, really, to focus on other than the golf.
"I haven't thought about that," Hatton continued when asked about his future. "I've got enough to worry about with playing golf for the rest of the year. I'm make this week, and then Irish Open, Wentworth, Dunhill, Spanish Open, Abu Dhabi, Dubai. I've got a lot of golf still to play, and that's what I'm focused on."
Hatton is one of numerous LIV players who are likely trying to figure out what their futures look like. Without knowing contract specifics, players were originally signed on for 14 tournaments a year and $20 million purses. LIV canceled two events this year, and the individual prize money in the finale was $10 million with $30 million going toward the teams.
LIV 2.0 is likely going to have 10 events with reduced purses. Returning players have been rumored to receive equity in the league. Hatton's Legion XIII captain, Jon Rahm, is reportedly still owed in the nine figures from his original contract.
In three years on LIV, Hatton made just short of $43 million in on-course earnings and bonuses, ninth-most of any player in league history.
Although it will look nothing like it has the past few years, Hatton expects LIV Golf to be around in 2027.
"I know they have worked really hard to getting funding stuff in place. So I know it's full steam ahead on that front," Hatton said. "From my side, I've always ― even when I joined LIV, start of, what was it, '24, I've continued to play where I can on the DP World Tour. I think I've shown that over these three years that I'm pretty committed to playing here, and I've made every effort possible to do that.
"I don't see why that should change for me in the future."
Has Hatton thought of a PGA Tour return?
"As I said, I have multiple years left on my contract," he said. "Under current guidelines, you're banned for a year. Yeah, it's not something to put thought into. Still a long way away."
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
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