Viktor Hovland
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 165 (75 kg)
Age: 25 (September 18, 1997)
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Residence: Stillwater, Oklahoma
Education:
Oklahoma State University
Turned Professional:
2019
City plays from:
Oslo, Norway
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (4):
2020 (1) Puerto Rico Open. 2021 (1) Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN. 2022 (1) World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. 2023 (1) the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.International Victories (2):
2021 BMW International Open.
2022 Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic.
Other Victories (2):
2022 Hero World Challenge.
2021 Hero World Challenge.
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#2 : 2021 World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The ConcessionCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#3 : 2022 Valspar ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$3,600,000 : 2023 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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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.
National Team Selections
Ryder Cup : 2020
Olympic Games : 2020
Arnold Palmer Cup : 2017, 2018
Eisenhower Trophy : 2016, 2018
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 91 | 323 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 50 | 81 | 9 | 1 | $22,003,977 | ||
| 2023 | 16 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 4 | $9,426,434 | |||
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 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.