Bjerregaard ruins Hatton's hat-trick bid at St Andrews

Hatton looked in a strong position to win the tournament for a third straight year after back-to-back scores of 66 left him in the lead heading into Sunday's play at St Andrews.

The Englishman - fresh from helping Europe win the Ryder Cup in France - reeled off four successive birdies on his front nine to remain in control, only to suffer a surprising collapse after the turn.

He had back-to-back bogeys at the 10th and 11th before dropping further shots at the 15th and 16th, leaving him to sign for a level-par 72 and a share of second place with Ryder Cup team-mate Tommy Fleetwood.

Bjerregaard, who had trailed by as many as six shots with 12 holes to play, finished one ahead of the big-name duo to secure his second European Tour title and move into the top 10 in the Race to Dubai rankings.

"It didn't really look like I was in it today - Tyrrell looked like he was going to take off with it," the delighted Dane told Sky Sports.

"I'm really happy now. It's been a great year, but now it's got a whole lot better."

The 27-year-old crucially bounced back from bogeying the penultimate hole with a three at the par-four last, with Hatton - bidding to become the fifth player to win the same event in three consecutive seasons - unable to force a play-off when he failed to find the cup with a birdie putt of his own on the 18th green.

"I guess my putt on the last to get in the play-off sums it up, really. Just a massive gust of wind knocks me off, pretty much lose balance on a putt, which is unfortunate," a dejected Hatton told the European Tour's website.

"I'm pretty disappointed because I had a five-shot lead at one point. It was in my hands."

Fleetwood had set the clubhouse target at 14 under by signing for a 69, though it could have even better for the Englishman had he taken a birdie opportunity on the final hole.