The tournament is one of the very largest on the PGA Tour and a so-called “elevated event”. Some selected tournaments during the year have better starting fields, higher prize money, more prestige and give more ranking points. The first prize is a whopping 3,600,000 dollars – or approximately NOK 40 million. – I played smart, played my game. It feels even better after being close in recent weeks, says Hovland to the organiser. After Denny McCarthy missed the par putt in the replay by a few millimetres, Hovland got the chance to putt for victory. And it sat. – The hands are shaking a little. The greens here are not exactly green, they have become quite brown, says Hovland to Discovery. The Discovery reporter points out that Hovland doesn’t really like the pitch. – Møkkabane, replies Hovland and grins. Dramatic finish Before the last three, tough holes of the final round, Hovland was at -6 and tied for 2nd place overall – two shots behind Denny McCarthy. Denny McCarthy. Photo: AP A good result secured par on hole 16 before the Norwegian got an eight-metre opportunity to putt birdie on hole 17. No one had birdied this hole on Sunday, but the Norwegian held on with an exquisite long putt. Hovland thus stood with -7, only one stroke behind McCarthy. On the 18th and last hole, Hovland got a good shot, approximately 150 meters from the hole, but the putt bounced off the green. However, Hovland saved par, and thus he had to wait for McCarthy’s finish. The American was close to sending the shot into the water, but the ball stopped just in time in the rough. It was still a tough hole, which ended with a nerve-wracking bogey – and thus a replay between McCarthy and Hovland. This was, of course, the American’s first bogey on the last round. The duo thus had to go into a replay, where Hovland gained an early advantage when McCarthy sloppy with the serve. However, the American recovered, and he was so close to sinking the par putt. Hovland thus had the opportunity to putt for victory, and he definitely took care of it. Close to falling out On the seventh hole, Hovland had the opportunity to go up to a shared lead with a birdie, but the putt from three meters shone just a little too much. Then there was a bogey on both holes eight and nine, and suddenly Hovland was +1 for the day and -4 overall. – Now he has to join the train, otherwise he will be left on the platform, commented Discovery’s golf expert Marius Thorp. As said, so done. Hovland responded with a great shot from the fairway to the green on hole ten, and he followed up with a two-meter putt for birdie. On hole 11, Hovland followed up with another strong birdie before bogeying hole 12. On the 13th hole, Hovland was close to getting into trouble, but the tee bounced from the rough to the fairway after hitting a camera stand, according to Discovery.
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