
Viktor Hovland
28-Year-Old Golfer

2025 Stats
Rank
22
Winnings
$5,824,239
Winnings/Entry
$306,539
Entries
19
Rounds
68
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After winning three times in 2023 including the FedExCup, expectations were sky high for Hovland going into 2024. He simply struggled to live up to them collecting only two top-10 finishes, a third at the PGA Championship and a T2 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Hovland tried to implement some new swing changes going into 2024 and then reverted back to his old coach later in the year. The big question with Hovland is his health, however. Normally he would play some events on the DP World Tour after the TOUR Championship, but was ruled out for the remainder of the year with an undisclosed injury. The talent is just too high here not to have a better year in 2025, but the injury and constant tinkering in his game does raise questions about his ceiling next season. Read Past Outlooks
T6 in return to action
Hovland (neck) shot a five-under 67 in the final round of the DP World India Championship to finish in a share of sixth place.
ANALYSIS
Hovland was making his first start since he battled a neck injury at the Ryder Cup, forcing him to miss the Sunday Singles session. There were really no signs of issues for Hovland, who after a slow start, closed the week going 67-66-67. It was another excellent week with the irons for the 28-year-old who has now gained strokes on approach in 18 of his last 19 starts. Hovland has also now finished top-12 in his last four starts overall. At 24th in the Race to Dubai standings he is expected to tee it up at the upcoming DP World Tour Playoffs.
Hovland was making his first start since he battled a neck injury at the Ryder Cup, forcing him to miss the Sunday Singles session. There were really no signs of issues for Hovland, who after a slow start, closed the week going 67-66-67. It was another excellent week with the irons for the 28-year-old who has now gained strokes on approach in 18 of his last 19 starts. Hovland has also now finished top-12 in his last four starts overall. At 24th in the Race to Dubai standings he is expected to tee it up at the upcoming DP World Tour Playoffs.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
More Fantasy News
Returning from neck injury
Hovland (neck) is listed in the field for this week's DP World India Championship.
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Scratched Sunday
Hovland has withdrawn from Sunday's Singles matches in the Ryder Cup after an MRI revealed a bulging disc in his neck, Ron Mintz of NutsandBoltsSports.com reports.
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Scratched Saturday with neck injury
Hovland was scratched from Saturday afternoon's four-ball play in the Ryder Cup with a neck injury, and his status for Sunday's Singles play is uncertain, Nick Piastowski of Golf.com reports.
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Climbs leaderboard Sunday
Hovland fired a final round seven-under 63 at the TOUR Championship to finish in 12th place.
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Second in SG: APP at Caves Valley
Hovland closed with a one-under 69 on Sunday at the BMW Championship to finish seven-under and tied for seventh.
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