Viktor Hovland
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 165 (75 kg)
Age: 23 (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 2023-24)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2020 (1) Puerto Rico Open. 2021 (1) Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2021 Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#2 : 2021 World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The ConcessionCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#12 : 2021 Farmers Insurance OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,296,000 : 2021 Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN (Finished 1)2020-21 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN - Won the Mayakoba Golf Classic presented by UNIFIN, earning his second PGA TOUR title in his 35th career start. Birdied the 72nd hole to defeat Aaron Wise by one stroke. Became the fifth European player since World War II to win multiple TOUR titles before turning 24, joining Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm. Led the field in Greens in Regulation Percentage (84.72 percent) and Birdies (25). Farmers Insurance Open - Held a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open before finishing T2. Fell to 1-for-2 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR. Marked his first career runner-up on TOUR and second top-two finish in three starts. Led the field in Birdies (22). World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession - Finished in a three-way tie for second at the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, his second career appearance in a WGC event.
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: | 43 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 6 | $6,314,002 | |||
| 2021 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | $3,653,692 | |||
| 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 | |
| 2021 | CUT | T13 | T42 | T2 | |||||
| 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.