Personal: Son of Galina and Harald Hovland born Sept. 18, hobbies include watching movies and hanging out with friends also considered Tennessee. (–), American skier; Ingeborg Hovland (born ), Norwegian footballer; Julie Hovland, wife of Telly Savalas · Viktor Hovland (born ), Norwegian. Viktor Hovland is a PGA Tour golfer from Norway. He is the son of Harald Hovland nationality and Galina Hovland. The year-old Norwegian was born. Who is Viktor Hovland? Born on 18 September,Viktor Hovland was raised as an only child by mother Galina Hovland and father Harald Hovland.
Amateur with his victory. This earned him invites to major tournaments for the first time. He now calls Stillwater, Oklahoma, his home. As a result of this time in the United States, Hovland is fluent in spoken English and speaks with a notable American accent.
The young Hovland made the most of Norway's long summer days to work on his game. But in the winter, the darkness drove him online. The explosion in online education has also made it into the golf world. Everything from grip-adjustment advice from former professionals to lectures from sports scientists are available online. You try it out and see how it goes and leave yourself some breadcrumbs so that you can get back to where you were.
The most striking improvement has come around the greens where Hovland now has a success rate of Small margins like that make all the difference in the professional game. Always something to smile about. Hovland partnered with Joseph Mayo at the beginning of the year and also collaborates with European Ryder Cup vice-captain and stats expert, Edoardo Molinari, as his performance coach.
Together, they identified tactical shortcomings in Hovland's style. Hovland acknowledges the significant impact Mayo has had on his progress, mentioning that their communication has always been strong, even outside the realm of golf. According to Hovland, Mayo introduced a scientific approach, integrating maths and physics into his golfing technique, which has proven successful.
You can take the boy out of Norway, but Hovland remains Norwegian at his core. He now works as a professional writer on all things Scandinavia. Official headshot of Viktor Hovland. If you're curious about Hovland, here are five facts about the Norwegian golfer. Hovland nationality He had a fortunate introduction to golf Hovland was born in Oslo in September Lofoten Links golf course.
Hovland, 25, lived in Norway where his mother to care of him whilst his father worked for a private firm. But the family would eventually relocate to Oklahoma, America for Viktor to pursue a better life. Hovland attended Oklahoma State University and was awarded an Athletic scholarship for excelling in his major. Open - earning himself invitations into the Masters Tournament , the U.
S Open and the Open Championships. Despite finishing three under par in a tie for 32nd at the Masters Open, his performance rose him to number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. In addition to that, Hovland's low score of in the U. S Open was the lowest hole score by an amateur since Jack Nicklaus ' tally of set in And he became the first player to win low amateur honours at both the Masters and U.
S Open in the same season since Matt Kuchar in He keeps his life on the private side and there are no indications on his social media that he's in a relationship. Oklahoma State golf coach Alan Bratton admires Hovland's willingness to judge his game unemotionally. Bratton said: "I love his honesty - and get the confidence to be honest.