Viktor Hovland
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: ( kg)
Age: 23 (September 18, 1997)
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Residence:
Education:
Oklahoma State University
Turned Professional:
2019
City plays from:
Oslo, Norway
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2020 (1) Puerto Rico Open.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2020 Travelers Championship (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#10 : 2020 A Military Tribute at The GreenbrierCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#29 : 2021 U.S. OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$540,000 : 2020 Puerto Rico Open (Finished 1)National Team Selections
Arnold Palmer Cup : 2017, 2018
Eisenhower Trophy : 2016, 2018
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 31 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 5 | $2,871,067 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | $210,757 | |||||||
| 2020 | 20 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 20 | $1,982,275 | |||
| 2019 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | $678,035 | |||||||
| 5 (A) | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Mexico | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | |
| 2021 | T13 | ||||||||
| 2020 | CNL | T33 | T59 | ||||||
| 2019 | T32 | T12 | |||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 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.
- Competed at Oklahoma State with teammates Kristoffer Ventura and Matthew Wolff.
- 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.