Viktor Hovland

Viktor Hovland

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Won the PGA Tour's 2025 Valspar Championship for his seventh career victory on the circuit. Born and raised in Oslo, Norway where he is known for making history as the first Norwegian player to win the U.S.
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Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland

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Biography

PGA Championship Appearances
6
Best PGA Championship Finish
T2 (2023)
World Ranking
11
Age
28
Turned Pro
2019
Hometown
Oslo, Norway
College
Oklahoma State University
Height
5 ft 10 in
Weight
165 lbs

Won the PGA Tour's 2025 Valspar Championship for his seventh career victory on the circuit.
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.

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Previous Performances

Year
Location
R1
R2
R3
R4
TOT
TO PAR
Finish
2025
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
69
71
72
71
283
-1
T28
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
R1
69
R2
71
R3
72
R4
71
TOT
283
2024
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
68
66
66
66
266
-18
3
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
R1
68
R2
66
R3
66
R4
66
TOT
266
2023
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
68
67
70
68
273
-7
T2
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
R1
68
R2
67
R3
70
R4
68
TOT
273
2022
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
70
70
75
70
285
+5
T41
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
R1
70
R2
70
R3
75
R4
70
TOT
285
2021
The Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
69
75
75
71
290
+2
T30
The Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
R1
69
R2
75
R3
75
R4
71
TOT
290
2020
TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, California
68
71
73
66
278
-2
T33
TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, California
R1
68
R2
71
R3
73
R4
66
TOT
278