Tyrrell Hatton boosted his chances of making a fourth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance with a dramatic one-shot win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

The Englishman birdied the last at the Old Course, St Andrews to leap 28 places into fifth in European Qualifying on 295.84 points, nudging Italy's Matteo Manassero out of the automatic places.

Hatton's victory made him the first player to win the event three times after his wins in 2016 and 2017 - the latter heling him qualify for a victorious Ryder Cup debut at Le Golf National in 2018.

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Hatton had equalled the course record over the Old Course on Saturday to earn a one-shot lead, which inflated to three after four birdies through his first 11 holes.

The 32-year-old endured a wobble during the closing stages which saw Nicolas Colsaerts move alongside him at the summit with three holes remaining, but he birdied the last to seal the one-shot triumph at 24 under.

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 06: Tyrrell Hatton of England and Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium embrace on the 18th green following their round during day four of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 at the Old Course at St Andrews on October 06, 2024 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

"It feels good. It's actually the first tournament I have won with my dad here, it means a lot and to do it at the home of golf is really special," Hatton said. "I'm trying not to cry to be honest, I'm a bit lost for words.

"I didn't actually know what the scores were from when we left at the halfway house. The first leaderboard I saw was on the 17th green.

"When I double-bogeyed 13 and bogeyed 14, I didn't realise I was still in and around the lead and just tried my best on every shot coming in, and then I see where I'm at at the 17th green, then I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous.

"To have a three and a half foot putt is quite nerve-wracking and I was so relieved when it went in."

Colsaerts - who played in Europe's Miracle of Medinah win in 2012 and was a Vice Captain last time out at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club - enjoyed a spectacular return to form in securing his best DP World Tour finish since 2020.

"Pretty proud," he said. "Listen, I played well in this event before, but to be able to put a couple good rounds together, get all the way to the end in a position that I haven't really been in the last couple of years is quite good.

ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 06: Tyrrell Hatton of England embraces his father and playing partner, Jeff Hatton, on the 18th green following victory on day four of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 at the Old Course at St Andrews on October 06, 2024 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

"When you finish like that it's a bit bittersweet. But if you look at what happened during the course, the way it all panned out, it was probably eight, nine, 10, 11 (which let me down).

"People might look at the last, but I could have maybe done a little bit better throughout the middle of the round.

"When you have not been in a position like this for a while, yeah, you kind of forget how much it grabs you.

"You become a bit anxious but at the same time, you focus and get really, really tuned in. I was able to hit a amazing shots down the last couple of holes."

The top four in Qualification remain unchanged with Rasmus Højgaard (376.92 points), Rory McIlroy (354.07), Matt Wallace (340.9) and Niklas Nørgaard (334.35) leading the way. Angel Hidalgo is sixth with 269.17 points.

The qualification process will end at the DP World Tour tournament which concludes on Sunday August 24, 2025.