Viktor Hovland

Viktor Hovland

27-Year-Old Golfer
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Out
Injury Undisclosed
Est. Return 1/1/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Hovland has always been one of the most consistent players on Tour thanks to his world-class ball-striking. He reached a new level in 2022-23 thanks to big improvements in the short-game department. Hovland doubled his PGA Tour win total to six with victories at the Memorial Tournament, followed by wins at both the BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship to close the season. The 26-year-old has also not missed a cut on the PGA Tour since July of 2022. The next thing on Hovland's radar is a major championship and he has contended at quite a few of them already across his short career. Hovland has No. 1 overall upside, but also an extremely high floor that makes him a great early selection in any fantasy format. Read Past Outlooks
Out for remainder of 2024
Undisclosed
October 3, 2024
Hovland will sit out the remainder of 2024 due to an undisclosed injury, Golfweek reports.
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The injury wraps up a disappointing 2024 for Hovland in contrast to his 2023, when he won the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup. He will not participate in the DP World Tour's tournaments, including those currently scheduled for Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2020
2019
Hovland has been a top-five ball-striker in the world since he started on Tour three years ago. The one thing that will continue to stand out until changes are made is his short game. It was really bad this past season, as he lost over 0.65 strokes per round, which ranked 191st on the PGA Tour. Hovland's putter has gone from a weakness to a stregnth now, so if he can find a way to just not be terrible around the greens then his results will be very scary. Hovland has won in all three seasons and has only missed seven cuts in that timespan. His T4 finish at the Open Championship after fading on Sunday is his only top-10 finish in a major to this point, however. Hovland's ball-striking makes his floor very high, but his ceiling is still a question until he can figure out the short game.
There's never been a shortage of hype surrounding Hovland and while he's been a solid player on the PGA Tour since day one, entering his second full season on tour, he'd yet to really show what he had. Sure, he won the Puerto Rico Open as a rookie, but he didn't splash like many expected ... until 2020-21. Hovland not only picked up another win in year-two, but he added two runner-ups and two 3rd-place finishes on his way to more than $5 million. The jump to the $5 million club was quick, after all, the 2020-21 season was just his second on the PGA Tour and although the bar was set high, Hovland has the game to take it even higher. Considering his number for this season, Hovland can't be considered a great salary cap play, but he's definitely in the "good" camp.
Many young players on the PGA Tour struggle with consistency, but that's never been the issue for Hovland. Hovland has finished inside the top 25 in half of his 24 starts as a professional on the PGA Tour. He also picked-up his first win on the PGA Tour this past season and while that win came against a weaker field, the "real" wins are coming. Hovland's cap number is not discounted much from the shortened season, but he's still a bargain at his current price.
Hovland doesn't need much of an introduction after a T12 at the U.S. Open in June preceded four consecutive finishes of T16 or better to end the regular season, culminating with a solo-fourth at the Wyndham Championship. The Oklahoma State product failed to record a win like his fellow Class of '19 compadres, Matthew Wolff and Collin Morikawa, but expect Hovland to land in the winner's circle soon enough. He gained at least 8.4 strokes from tee to green throughout his last three starts on the PGA Tour before securing his card with results of T11-T2 at the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
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T12 in FedExCup defense
September 3, 2024
Hovland finished in a share of 12th place after a five-under 66 in the final round of the TOUR Championship.
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Nearly makes it three straight playoff wins
August 18, 2024
Hovland closed with a four-under 66 on Sunday to finish in a tie for second place at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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Leads in SG: Off-the-tee in CT
June 24, 2024
Hovland posted a five-under 65 on Sunday at the Travelers Championship to finish tied for 20th place.
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T15 in Memorial title defense
June 9, 2024
Hovland fell into a tie for 15th place after a three-over 75 in the final round at the Memorial Tournament.
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Back to form at PGA Championship
May 19, 2024
Hovland fired a five-under 66 in the final round to finish in solo third place at the PGA Championship.
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