It all came down to a shoot-out on the 18th as Hatton and the gallant Belgian, Nicolas Colsaerts, marched up the final hole in a tie at the top. Things were so tight, you half expected them to reach for their dueling pistols as they clumped over Grannie Clark’s Wynd.

With the win, Hatton becomes the first three-time winner in tournament history, having previously been a back-to-back winner in 2016-17. He also ascends to 16th in the Race to Dubai and secures his place in the season finale while also climbing to 20th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — You’ve got to love the Old Course. Well, you don’t have to, but it seems like it helps to feel at home in the Home of Golf. Especially if your name is Tyrrell Hatton.

Englishman Tyrrell Hatton made a birdie on the last hole and won with 264 (65 68 61 70, -24) shots the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,

Tyrrell Hatton has won the Dunhill Links Championship for a record third time after making birdie at the 18th hole on the Old Course at St.

Tyrrell Hatton won the Dunhill Links Championship for a record third time Sunday after making birdie at the 18th hole on the Old Course at St. Andrews to finish a stroke clear of playing partner Nicolas Colsaerts.

Tyrrell Hatton won a record third title at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday - and it turns out he had added motivation

Tyrrell Hatton survives a late scare before winning a record third Alfred Dunhill Links Championship title at St Andrews.

In the week when a statue of Old Tom Morris was finally unveiled in St Andrews, it was surely the ideal time to make history in the Auld Grey Toon. And Tyrrell Hatton duly did so, becoming the first player to win three Dunhill Links trophies.