Tyrrell Hatton snapped a club in two and cursed loudly after shots at the World Tour Championship in Dubai on Saturday.

English golfer Tyrrell Hatton has snapped a club in two and was heard audibly cursing after shots during his third round at the World Tour Championship in Dubai, during which he missed a par putt from inside two feet.

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'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 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”.

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