
Viktor Hovland
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 165 (75 kg)
Age: 26 (September 18, 1997)
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Residence: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Education:
Oklahoma State University
Turned Professional:
2019
City plays from:
Oslo, Norway
Exempt Status
PGA TOURWinner, the Memorial Tournament (thru 2027-28)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (6):
2020 (1) Puerto Rico Open. 2021 (1) Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN. 2022 (1) World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. 2023 (3) the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, BMW Championship, TOUR Championship.International Victories (2):
Other Victories (2):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
61 - 2023 BMW Championship (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2023 TOUR ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#3 : 2022 Valspar ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$3,600,000 : 2023 BMW Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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Won his first FedExCup title and earned three victories, with wins at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, BMW Championship and TOUR Championship. Was his first multiple-win season on TOUR. Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and the BMW Championship, earning his first multiple-win season on TOUR.
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PGA TOUR
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP - Finished T5 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP in his season debut. Made two eagles, tied for most in the field. World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba - Finished T10 as the two-time defending champion at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. THE PLAYERS Championship - Finished T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship, his second consecutive top-10 at the event. Masters Tournament - Held a share of the lead after the first round of the Masters Tournament and went on to finish T7, his first career top-10 at the event. PGA Championship - Held a share of the 36-hole lead at the PGA Championship and went on to finish T2, his fourth career runner-up on TOUR and first in a major championship. the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday - Defeated Denny McCarthy in a playoff to win the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, earning his fourth PGA TOUR title in his 91st start at the age of 25 years, 8 months, 17 days. 72-hole total of 281 was the highest by a PGA TOUR winner since Scottie Scheffler at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (283). With scores of 71-71-69-70, became the first player to record four scores of 69 or higher and go on to win since Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and the first outside of a major since Brandt Snedeker at the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open. BMW Championship - Carded a final-round 61, including a 28 on the back nine, to win the BMW Championship by two strokes over third-round co-leaders Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler. Earned his sixth PGA TOUR title in his 97th PGA TOUR start. Final-round 61 was his first score of 61 or better on TOUR and the lowest finish by a winner on TOUR since Tom Kim at the 2022 Wyndham Championship (61). Was the first score of 61 or better in the final round in FedExCup Playoffs history. Carded 10 birdies in the final round, his first career round on TOUR with 10 birdies or more. TOUR Championship - Won the TOUR Championship by five strokes over Xander Schauffele to earn his first FedExCup title. Entered the week No. 2 in the FedExCup standings, beginning at 8-under via FedExCup Starting Strokes, and tied Xander Schauffele for the lowest 72-hole score of any player in the field.
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 98 | 351 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 56 | 88 | 9 | 1 | $26,689,778 | ||
2023 | 23 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 1 | $14,112,235 | |||
2022 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 14 | $4,868,461 | |||
2021 | 24 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $5,048,772 | |
2020 | 20 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 20 | $1,982,275 | |||
2019 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | $678,035 | |||||||
2019 | 5 (A) | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
2023 | T3 | T7 | T2 | 19 | T13 | T31 | |||
2022 | T9 | T27 | T41 | CUT | T4 | T18 | |||
2021 | CUT | T30 | T13 | T12 | T42 | T36 | T2 | ||
2020 | CNL | T33 | T59 | ||||||
2019 | T32 | T12 |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2023 | T13 | 1 | 1 (P) | |
2022 | T20 | T35 | T15 | |
2021 | T43 | T17 | T5 | |
2020 | T18 | T40 | T20 |
Personal
- Born and raised in Oslo, Norway where he is known for making history as the first Norwegian player to win the U.S. Amateur (2018) and the first player from Norway to compete in the Masters (2019).
- Father, Harald, picked up golf while he was living and working in the United States (St. Louis) as an engineer. He brought golf clubs back to Norway and taught Viktor to play at age 11. Viktor spent most of the year practicing golf at an indoor driving range.
- Learned English by watching movies, specifically historical dramas like "Lincoln" and "Amistad."
- Grew up interested in soccer and taekwondo.
- Loves metal music like Metallica, Tool and System of the Down.