Hatton birdied the last four holes alongside Matt Fitzpatrick after a last-minute call-up to the fourballs session.
Following a three-and-a-half-hour delay due to early morning thunderstorms, Rahm carded a superb 67 to surge up a crowded leaderboard.
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