Viktor Hovland is a pro golfer haild from Norway who competes on the PGA Tour. He won the 2018 US Amateur before becoming the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour (2020 Puerto Rico Open) and the European Tour (2020 BMW International Open). Hovland won his second and third PGA Tour events in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
He became the first golfer after Matt Kuchar to win amateur honors at both the US Open and the Masters in the same season. In 2019, he received the Ben Hogan Award for the finest college player in the United States.
Bio
Born
18 September 1997, Oslo, Norway
Height
5’10”
Weight
75Kg
Sporting nationality
Norway
Residence
Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
College
Oklahoma State University
Turned professional
2019
Current tour(s)
PGA Tour, European Tour
Professional wins
7
Highest ranking
3 (As of 14 May 2023)
PGA Tour
3
European Tour
2
Other
2
Career Earnings
Official Payouts
Unofficial Payouts
Tour Championship
Player Impact
Comcast Business
Earnings
2019
$678,035
–
–
–
–
$678,035
2020
$1,982,275
$97,500
$497,500
–
–
$2,577,275
2021
$5,048,772
–
$2,200,000
–
–
$7,248,772
2022
$4,868,461
$1,000,000
$715,000
$2,000,000
–
$8,583,461
2023
$4,153,759
$1,000,000
–
–
–
$5,153,759
Golf Major’s Record
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
Masters Tournament
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
PGA Championship
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
U.S. Open
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
2
The Open Championship
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Totals
0
0
0
1
2
6
13
11
Viktor Hovland Recent Form
Hovland finished under par 12 times, without a bogey twice, and has finished 12 rounds with a better-than-average score in his previous 18 rounds.
In one of his last 18 rounds, he had the highest score of the day, finishing in the top five six times and top ten seven times.
He finished within three shots of the day’s best in seven of his past 18 rounds and within five strokes of the day’s best ten times.
Hovland has finished first once, second twice, and third three times in his last five games.
He finished within three shots of the leading once in his last five appearances and has three times shot better than average.
By making it to the weekend in this competition, Hovland will attempt to cut for the 19th time in a row.
