The One Yard Fairway | Hero Challenge

Ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, we took Rory McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton and Collin Morikawa to the drag strip at Yas Marina Circuit for one of the most difficult challenges we’ve ever attempted - hit a one-yard-wide fairway.
Introducing the first Hero Challenge of 2022.
Here’s what happened…
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The DP World Tour returns to the United Arab Emirates this week for the first of four consecutive events in the country. This week’s tournament will host an incredibly strong field, with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Danny Willet competing to claim their first win of 2022. Tyrell Hatton will also be teeing up, hoping to repeat his excellent performance in 2021, which saw him take the win by four shots. Other notable names include 2020 winner Lee Westwood, 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott and the postman himself, Ian Poulter.
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[@davidfox4922]

That is outrageous, to just land it on that fairway the number of times Hatton did is incredible

[@JEFFERSONdiscgolf]

Right on the 300 sign too, amazing.

[@peterthomas5792]

Yeah, but you didn't see the number of times he didn't.

[@aaronzachar657]

The fact they hit it once is amazing in my eyes

[@dash4800]

@@aaronzachar657 I mean, i suck at golf but if I sat there and smacked balls for an hour there is a good chance I could get one on there just by accident. If they only hit 50 balls its impressive, but if they were there for hours then not so much. Its like those Dude Perfect videos where it seems really amazing then you realize the spent an entire weekend just for the 1 to work.

[@thecarrotsarecoming4711]

Ok bud, if you say so. You realize they were using drivers and the fairway didn’t start for a good while right? If you aren’t good at golf then you would have absolutely no chance of hitting a shot like that. Plus, they hit it a number of times, it just didn’t sit.

[@neilmackay7319]

It's good to see 3 pros going through the pain and disappointment of trying to hit a fairway. What they need to realise is this is how narrow fairways are for the rest of us!

[@slwsnowman4038]

I don't even play golf and appreciate how hard it is.

[@moonshinethics]

I wish the fairways I played were so massively wide!

[@WayysWorld]

522 Bad golfers liked this comment

[@thatoneweasel]

@@WayysWorld 523 now baby

[@Trill_Tre]

531 now

[@EricTheGolfFiend]

F'ing love Rory. Seems like he actually enjoys all the little challenges he has to do

[@Zzus321]

I just washed 5 me minutes of my life

[@krown4129]

His new goal is to hit 60% fairways

[@erictimothyanderson7469]

I would enjoy them, means I'm not working a crappy day job that I don't like.

[@EricTheGolfFiend]

@@erictimothyanderson7469 Yeah, you're right BUT if you watch some of the Taylormade videos you can tell some of the guys don't care to be there. Rory isn't that way.

[@andrewwolf4963]

Lol he does , I met him one time and have worked a bunch of events. Mind you when I met him it was on 3 occasions all at Congressional when he annihilated the US OPEN record He acted like he was just a normal dude I bet he truly enjoys every single little challenge and wants to win them

[@Tomdabomb86]

Brilliant stuff. Love how even Rory says 'oh we have a chance this weekend' when Colin hits his drive wide

[@albertofernandez-sanguino3373]

Rory couldn't have put it better "Tyrrell, SERIOUSLY impressive"

[@NachoManBoy4]

lol i woulda got it in 5 or less. These guys hit worse drives than me an amateur. Get out of here with that cheese stick ankle bracelet nonsense

[@WayysWorld]

@@NachoManBoy4 Your lowest round is an 82 at the local par 75 Muni and you use iron covers.

[@NachoManBoy4]

@@WayysWorld Oh really now? Get outta hear with that chicken nugget nonsense

[@WayysWorld]

@@NachoManBoy4 Get outta here with that sloppy Joe on a Tortilla bs

[@Guesswhonevermind]

@@WayysWorld😂😂😂

[@Ncostelloe74]

"Throw it, it doesn't make you a bad person" needs to go on a T-shirt! 🤣🤣🤣

[@kishascape]

Hehehe

[@nitehawk9270]

you can feel that...then remember how much it costs both the driver and sponsors 🤣

[@theSauceX]

It is on a shirt -- head over to wamiswag and search for "Throw it".

[@powertrip6426]

He's the little devil on my shoulder after a bad drive lol 😆

[@paulpeterson4216]

I love the fact that they say "We've done it." They were clearly all in this together.

[@TanukiSC]

Tyrrell is simply the gift that keeps on giving. Absolutely love him!

[@Safetyman99]

I agree. Some of his one liners when he makes a mistake are hilarious.

[@NachoManBoy4]

he got lucky. Plain and simple nothing more and nothing less now dont reply to me please Im scared

[@PGATOUR]

Amazing content!! Well done 👏 We don't deserve Tyrrell 😂

[@ethabgofl]

so much better than you and your 2 minute highlights 😂

[@zeruzio1345]

And they've worked out how to add links in to where the golfers are pointing at the end of the videos. Maybe you should put some money into that @PGA TOUR

[@kkh8781]

take notes

[@CityGamingVideos]

Bring back the skins game

[@johnsmith42778]

Wow , so you guys are in the comment section and still can’t fix your highlights. Get it together PGA. We’re all rooting for you

[@tigerjr38]

The fact that they can even hit the 1 yard fairway is a huge accomplishment in and of itself

[@Eat-MyGoal]

What is it with the phrase 'in and of itself'? The definition of superfluous...

[@saufai74]

So good! This channel kills it. I am in disbelief that they all hit the fairway. That alone is incredible. But to stay on I thought there was no way. Great editing, music, great choice in the players. Well done again Team. Keep them coming.

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

"Life is about how you handle adversity, Tyrrell." -Rory McIlroy Good quote! I needed to hear this right now! ❤

[@getsickiebrah]

can't wait for more of these hero challenges, mainly more hole in one challenges

[@leesuds437]

Rory's reaction at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="165">2:45</a> was amazing, the range of emotions, him trying to control his disappointment and then getting back into the vibe and realizing he's hitting golf balls on a formula one track and life is good. I'm a fan of this dude. Hatton is hilarious and Colin just seems like a chill dude who enjoys life...like golf's answer to Klay Thompson...

[@MJM17]

Yes! I frickin LOVE pro athlete skills challenges! I don’t know why more professional leagues and sports don’t show these off more! More content like this please!!

[@77goanywhere]

Isn't it amazing how something so obviously impossible is made possible by mental focus and persistence. A great lesson to us all.

[@usclvr19]

Love this. Rory just having a time!

[@riccardolenti6690]

Finally a Tyrrell is back on a Formula 1 track! 😂😂

[@themotorsportencyclopedia2245]

Great comment. 😂😂😂

[@Eat-MyGoal]

Under-appreciated comment 👍

[@jeffreykennedy5953]

Always loved Rory. Now with LIV love him even more. True man of honor.

[@stevec9673]

Not only is this awesome content, but this is absolutely insane... well done boys!

[@desitterspace2127]

Replace the grass with a 1 yard wide stream and I’d hit it dead center every time!

[@bctiger7882]

Morikawa’s swing is a thing of beauty

[@Rybackfan300]

This is an epic display! Especially how hard golf can be

[@natturner534]

Really fun watch. The PGA tour would never give us content like this. Well done 🔥

[@ilponho]

Rent free

[@acebirdie3595]

PGA tour players can’t miss fairways so

[@oozieneinmillimeeda]

@@acebirdie3595 these are all top 25 players in the world and all are on the pga tour

[@mattmunger5667]

Great content

[@ggrjose3517]

@@acebirdie3595 I mean it’s not like they’re all on the PGA Tour or anything…

[@winstonsmith11]

This tour just does not disappoint. Another fantastic video. 👏

[@kileypaet8221]

That was really impressive. Great stuff Tyrell.

[@richardskinner3026]

No single video has made me feel better about my golf game than this one.

[@mrthud1981]

Love these types of challenges

[@NatoPotato347]

imagine what the PGA tour content could be like but instead we get 3 miute round highlights. Thanks DPWT for putting out a constant stream of quality videos.

[@aussiegolfer2919]

100% agree 👍⛳️

[@adambarnes4191]

Seriously? You gonna sit here and tell me you want more coverage from an entire day of golf from the PGA Tour channel, who has exclusivity rights for any shots they want to show? Dozens of groups hitting shots from all over the place, drives, chips, putts, bad shots, recovery shots, all the things that make up a round of golf, all streamlined into a succinct 3 minute video that's over before I can even brew a cup of coffee and shows nothing but repetitive 15 foot putts. /s C'mon man!

[@Nervegas]

Did you not see their recent video of that charity golf thing in Vegas at the Wynn course? It was most excellent and I recommend giving it a watch.

[@davidgraham8058]

That first drive that hit the fairway was incredible. Would loved to have been there.

[@NachoManBoy4]

what do you mean david

[@ericparker3746]

I’m encouraged watching them hit these pulls and blocks fresh off the tee box. Seeing them do it makes me realize we all just need to have a solid warm up routine to be at our best. Those first 6 shots look like mine when I just go out and play

[@feloniousfloyd2203]

Besides the fact that they were going 300+ yards, not 205.

[@BaltimoreJak]

Absolutely Amazing!

[@theraleighdrummer9265]

I have always loved the content from the ..cough..European tour…cough. I love the takes Poulter gives us 😂🤣

[@NachoManBoy4]

OH PLEASE DUDE GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIGER WOODS IS PHIL MICKELSON WITH FLATTER WRISTS AND ANKLE BRACELET

[@martinhollands8239]

Love it. Well done Tyrell

[@stuartrawlings9436]

absolutly loved this

[@conroyking4574]

Love this additional content. Well done DP World Tour

[@NachoManBoy4]

whatever....

[@smokinjoe45]

That was f’in crazy!! Can’t believe he did it

[@christ9376]

Brilliant challenges and fabulous shots. Well done to everyone. Keep going. ⛳️

[@NachoManBoy4]

Im blocking y0ou

[@awboonful]

Guys were so tight at the beginning. This is a really unbelievable challenge! So impressed that he eventually did it.

[@billrey8221]

I love THIS! More Please!

[@tristangreenleaf9964]

Love the fact Rory and Colin spent the whole time trying to stop Tyrell throwing his club.

[@chadharman1865]

I enjoy these videos, guys having a laugh while having these challenges 👍

[@deeersteverzetsstrijder6571]

What a world- changing accomplishment!

[@keep1t5imple5tupid]

I'm in absolute awe of these acts of heroism.

[@ckmoore101]

This is dude perfect, without the drama, or compelling reason to watch.

[@nev_5063]

Unrivalled content once again!

[@gigasipke]

It was amazing, and seeing them dial in the drives to get closer and closer shows real control.

[@Gadormann]

Absolutely incredible,

[@KevinSmith-pb6yr]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant 👏👏👏👏

[@mbforbes21]

Amazing from Tyrrell! 🏌🏽‍♂️

[@NachoManBoy4]

NO ONE CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aussiegolfer2919]

Haha you gotta love hatton he’s a classic 😃🏌️‍♀️⛳️👍😂

[@tonypapas9854]

Hatton's outbursts are legendary - so funny.

[@stonetufano9033]

Two things I love golf and F1 in same place awesome I love it 👍

[@Destins2]

Same never thought I’d see the day haha

[@gabrielimbert5615]

Yess

[@oldandletdown7464]

Just for the love of the game ……well done guys .

[@justemma3804]

It was really good to watch

[@thejordanparkempire]

Definitely an amazing shot. Especially since they weren't just bunting. And they were letting it go. Cool challenge.

[@deanlowdon8381]

To hit that fairway, let alone stay on it, is incredible!

[@guitarhero9392]

What legends!

[@oghomelesskid]

i actually dont like golf but these golfers in the hero challenges are very charming and this is entertaining stuff. great!

[@Ryan_2914]

Love all the bad shots! They are human! 💪

[@erictriplett33]

Hatton's first ball "oh, that's pretty close" had me rolling...

[@user-zw8nq2vd1p]

Everyone, beautiful swing !

[@4309chris]

this is incredible

[@colelacap495]

Its nice to see that these pros do hit bad shots from time to time and are human

[@georgepena5538]

Amazing....grate challenge !

[@JohnLee-hb9ix]

AMAZING!

[@roberttyler4280]

Brilliant thanks

[@scottmedd378]

This is fantastic content. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I have shared, liked and told all my friends

[@kpag3030]

That is insanely impressive to pull that off. Wow.

[@ramsden35]

European Tour is easily winning the social media Ryder Cup!

[@GenerationDigital]

So good!

[@emiliomota4218]

Need this challenge when they bring back the big break

[@thehairygolfer]

Interesting to note that it's the smooth swing that goes straight. A lesson to learn.

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

That was sick!

[@shaunhartline4951]

A straight shot is so hard to hit! Great golfing.

[@MM-zb9kc]

That was awesome.

[@DatDenDude]

I love the little "Thumbs Up" reference by Collin

[@jonathantaylor6926]

I like how emotionally invested they all were.

[@nbt3663]

The boys were good sports! Very funny video.

[@earlybyrds]

that was awesome!

[@robsouth1991]

Love it 🔥

[@WheelerRickRambles]

Awesome!

[@fredgoeres8798]

you guys are crazy, very cool challange

[@kylepaul508]

That was really cool wow

[@brodyb1985]

Why tf do I get excited when they conquer a challenge! Great video

[@nbt3663]

It's an achievement just to hit it on this track! 👍👍👍

[@matthewj16]

Hatton is the best. Gives fiery a new meaning.

[@edinbrogaming2096]

I like how he said "We done it" very humble.

[@Timtimzi]

I never was interested in golf, until I realized how much skill and strength it takes to keep the ball straight and far

[@otherstuff3773]

Nice work!

[@rthao2091]

Amazing

[@nathanb1886]

awesome 👏

[@ulko7t7]

Seriously impressive :-D

[@jamesryan82]

Brilliant

[@scottriley7145]

It felt like Rory and Tyrell were like the angel and devil on Collin's shoulders!

[@gren509]

Great way to spend lockdown ! Oh to be a golfer ;-)

[@Geohillierneo]

Fair play Hatton! He used to drink in the pub I managed, always a top lad! Thats impressive

[@ngtfse8797]

Been to Dubai 14 times its awesome there

[@Vanzgardian1]

Good practice

[@fatsiddog]

I would die before I did that lol. Amazing.

[@tastewithjase]

Golf is hard!

[@parkeranderson7599]

That's incredibly impressive by Hatton.