England's Tyrrell Hatton has candidly admitted that he's too set in his ways to change, even if it means losing his "s***" on the golf course. The 23rd-ranked golfer in the world, who secured a fourth-place finish at last month's US Open, is known for his colourful language when his game isn't going as planned. Despite frequently having to justify his behaviour, there was little sign of any misconduct as he scored a 69, moving to five under and just three off the lead in The Open at Royal Portrush. Asked whether he had toned it down on Friday, the LIV golfer said: “I was still pretty vocal. Maybe I’m just having to do it away from the microphone.” Offered the chance to give an example, he added: “No, it’ll get me in trouble. It was pretty negative stuff. “I’m not going to change. I’m 33. I think that ship has sailed, to be honest. It’s just how I am, how I play. “I’ve always felt like even though I can be losing my s***, I can get over the next shot and still have a clear mind of what I’m still trying to achieve on that shot. “Although from the outside it looks like I’m completely gone, in my own mind I still know where I’m at.” He took three to get on the driveable par-four fifth and made bogey, his only dropped shot on the front nine, and that had the potential to set him off but he held it together with a bounce-back birdie and another, his third, on the ninth. Hatton birdied the short 13th but then missed the green at the next for his other dropped shot, before parring his way home. “It felt like a pretty frustrating day. I didn’t hit it particularly close on many holes,” he added. “I missed the green with a lob wedge into 14, which after a perfect tee shot was frustrating and obviously ended up making bogey. That was a bit of a shame, but it’s been a solid couple of days. “I’m happy with a few parts of my game. I’d like to be in the fairway more this weekend and hitting it a bit closer, but we’ll see how we go.”