THE MOST APPROPRIATE adjective, and there have been quite a few, to describe Viktor Hovland's run at the end of the season-ending FedEx Cup Playoffs, is, preposterous. Not only did Hovland win back-to-back playoff the BMW Championship events and Tour Championship - he lapped the field, which included the best players in the world. These included, notably, the in-form Scottie Scheffler, who has been playing in a realm all his own. And it was the way he did it.
Hovland shot a final round 61 to win the BMW Championship. The Norwegian player drilled in seven birdies on his final nine holes to shoot a 28 on the back nine, becoming the first player in nearly a decade to do that and win on the PGA Tour. "That has to be the best round I've ever played," Hovland said. "Given the circumstances- a playoff event, this golf course the way I played the last holes was pretty special." And then, the very next week, Hovland finished at 27under-par at the Tour Championship, registering a comfortable five-shot win for the FedEx Cup title and pocketing the $18 million top prize.
This story is from the September 03, 2023 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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