Viktor Hovland

Norway · born September 18, 1997, Oslo, Norway

6Ryder Cup points from 13 matches

Ryder Cup3 Cups
PGA Championship1 2nd
The Open1 top 10
U.S. Amateur1 win
PGA Tour 2024–262 wins, 2 2nds, 3 seasons of stats

Summary

Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 4-5-4 · 6 points (46.2%)
Singles 1-0-2 · Foursomes 3-3-0 · Four-ball 0-2-2
Best major finish runner-up, 2023 PGA Championship
Open top 10s 2022 (T4)
Titles 2018 U.S. Amateur
PGA Tour wins, 2024–26 2
2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 19 events · 4 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 2

Wins

2018 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 6 & 5
2025 Valspar Championship PGA Tour win · 273 (-11) · 1 stroke
2026 Travelers Championship PGA Tour win · 259 (-21) · Playoff

Near misses

2022 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 274 (-14)
2023 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · runner-up to Brooks Koepka · 273
2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Hideki Matsuyama · margin 2 strokes
2026 Tour Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 3 strokes

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 13 matches: 4 won, 5 lost, 4 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 0-2-2, singles 1-0-2.

2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 0-3-2, 1 point · automatic
2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Brooks Koepka's rivals →

Moments

2023 Ryder Cup Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Åberg beat Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka 9 & 7 in Saturday foursomes, the biggest 18-hole winning margin in Ryder Cup history.

Results by championship

Best day

2023 PGA Championship

Runner-up to Brooks Koepka · 273.

Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2023.

Career line, 2018–2026

PGA Championship

2023 PGA Championship: runner-up to Brooks Koepka

The Open

2022 The Open: finished T4

Ryder Cup

2021 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-3-2 2023 Ryder Cup (Europe): 3-1-1 2025 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-1-1

U.S. Amateur

2018 U.S. Amateur: won

PGA Tour 2024–26

2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship: runner-up2025 Valspar Championship: won2026 Travelers Championship: won2026 Tour Championship: runner-up

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Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

Viktor Hovland was born on September 18, 1997, in Oslo, Norway. Hovland's best major finish was second, at the 2023 PGA Championship. Hovland won the 2018 U.S. Amateur. Hovland played in 3 Ryder Cups for Europe (2021, 2023, 2025), winning 4, losing 5 and halving 4 of 13 matches for 6 points. From 2024 to 2026 Hovland won 2 PGA Tour events: the 2025 Valspar Championship and the 2026 Travelers Championship. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Hovland played 19 events, won 1, had 4 top-10 finishes and stood No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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The record

Wins

2018 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 6 & 5
2025 Valspar Championship PGA Tour win · 273 (-11) · 1 stroke
2026 Travelers Championship PGA Tour win · 259 (-21) · Playoff

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2022 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 274 (-14)
2023 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · runner-up to Brooks Koepka · 273
2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Hideki Matsuyama · margin 2 strokes
2026 Tour Championship PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 3 strokes

Ryder Cup

Hovland played 3 Ryder Cups for Europe: 13 matches, 4 won, 5 lost, 4 halved, 6 points (46.2% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-3-0, four-ball 0-2-2, singles 1-0-2 (won-lost-halved).

2021 Whistling Straits, Straits Course Europe · USA won 19–9 · 0-3-2, 1 point · automatic
2023 Marco Simone Golf & Country Club Europe · Europe won 16.5–11.5 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points · automatic
2025 Bethpage State Park, Black Course Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-1, 1.5 points · captain's pick

Partners, with matches played together: Ludvig Åberg (3), Tommy Fleetwood (2), Robert MacIntyre (2), Paul Casey (1), Bernd Wiesberger (1), Tyrrell Hatton (1).

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2024 Season 16 events · 0 wins · 2 top 10s · 13 cuts made · $4,616,727 official money (No. 32) · FedEx Cup No. 12 · strokes gained total 0.721 (No. 31) · driving distance 305.1 (No. 55)
2025 Season 18 events · 1 wins · 3 top 10s · 14 cuts made · $5,824,239 official money (No. 23) · FedEx Cup No. 12 · strokes gained total 0.844 · driving distance 303.3 (No. 87)
2026 In progress 19 events · 1 wins · 4 top 10s · 15 cuts made · $11,495,826 official money (No. 7) · FedEx Cup No. 2 · scoring average (adjusted) 70.102 (No. 26) · strokes gained total 0.759 (No. 22) · driving distance 306.1 (No. 85)

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Wins (2)

2025 Valspar Championship final day 2025-03-23 · 273 (-11) · 1 stroke
2026 Travelers Championship final day 2026-06-29 · 259 (-21) · Playoff (Won with birdie on first extra hole)

Other wins in championships we cover

2018 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 6 & 5

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.