Tyrrell Hatton wants to break free of LIV Golf. Or so everyone thought. If you know Hatton, you know the Englishman has cheeky humor and rarely shies away from stirring the pot. Consider what happened at LIV Golf Indianapolis.
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Now if you attended or watched a LIV event, you know every player gets to choose their own walk-up song. Hatton chose a significant one—”I Want to Break Free” by Queen. The lyrics go somewhat like this: “I want to break free from your lies/You’re so self-satisfied/I don’t need you/I’ve got to break free.” Not very subtle of Hatton when the league is facing not one, not two, but four (as of publishing) different lawsuits and players have unpaid dues. But Hatton says don’t read much into it.
The Englishman, now playing the British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, faced the reporters for the first time since his hurried exit from LIV Indianapolis. A reporter asked him point-blank if we should read something into his song choice last week. Hatton smirked and said, “Nope.” The reporter probed again; Hatton’s response remained the same. However, the Englishman then offered an interesting answer while talking about his next move.
“I still have multiple years on my contract left with LIV, and I’ve got plenty of tournaments this year. So there’s nothing, really, to focus on other than the golf,” said Hatton in response to a question about his present situation. He was asked about where his future lies, to which the 34-year-old said, “I haven’t thought about that.”
Tyrrell Hatton laid out his schedule for the next couple of weeks, which included the Irish Open, the BMW PGA Championship, and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. But Hatton’s answer does little to quell the speculation. Because the walk-up song was only part of what fueled the LIV Golf exit rumor. There was more to it.
First, Hatton seemed to be the person least interested in Legion XIII winning the Team Championship. This was the third time in as many years their team was crowned the champion.
Hatton seemed reluctant to come on stage during the trophy presentation and also left quickly after the photo-ops were done while his teammates were spraying champagne.
Secondly, according to reports from Fried Egg Golf’s PJ Clark and Joseph La Magna, who were present at the venue, Hatton told other players in the locker room that the choice was intentional. Flushing It, a LIV-adjacent social media account with well-placed sources, separately reported that people inside LIV Golf expected him to leave after this season and play a full 2027 campaign on the DP World Tour.
Third and perhaps more importantly, Hatton signed for LIV with his Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm, who reportedly played an influential role in convincing the Englishman to join his team.
Rahm, himself, is close to exiting LIV Golf, according to multiple reports. LIV owes him nine figures, which they wanted to convert to equity in LIV 2.0. But Rahm is reportedly not enamored by the idea. So if the Spaniard and the team’s captain exit the league, that might be a telltale sign for Hatton to secure his future by committing to the DP World Tour fully. Because his current freedom to move between LIV and DPWT also doesn’t guarantee long-term access.
In February 2026, Hatton was one of eight LIV players who struck a deal with the DP World Tour, agreeing to pay off outstanding fines, drop pending appeals, and add additional DP World Tour events to his schedule for a conditional release. But the situation has changed now.
The DP World Tour explicitly stated that the arrangement only applies to 2026. Reports have since suggested fines for conflicting events could return in 2027 unless Hatton strikes a new agreement with the DP World Tour. Moreover, he has persistently denied any speculation about joining the PGA Tour.
This time, when asked about a possible PGA Tour return, Hatton sounded philosophical: “Under current guidelines, you’re banned for a year. Yeah, it’s not something to put thought into. Still a long way away.”
That said, for now, Hatton’s stance is that the walk-up song was just a song, and contract talk is just contract talk. Whether that holds past the season is a different question.