Hovland almost delivered propaganda golf in the final round. The Norwegian started with three birdies on the first five holes, before a somewhat slower period came which included a bogey on hole 7. But then the round more or less caught fire from Hovland’s side, who made five birdies in six holes between hole 10 and 15. Then came hole 17 and hole 18. The course’s two most difficult holes. Hovland started with a birdie on hole 17 and thus moved up into a shared lead. Out on hole 18, he first held up with a fantastic drive, before he held up with a brilliant putt to around two meters – on the course’s most difficult hole. – He is freezing cold. One must forget that flag, exclaimed Discovery commentator Per Haugsrud. – Those are Tiger beats there. The stroke and the way he plays the 17th too. It is completely Tiger Woods-ice cold and only delivers the best when it matters, added fellow commentator Henrik Bjørnstad. 25-year-old Hovland made the putt and thus recorded a round of 61 strokes. It is Hovland’s lowest round of his career and saw him win the BMW Championship two strokes ahead of world champions Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick. Hovland finished the tournament 17 shots under par. ICE COLD: Viktor Hovland really found his flow on Sunday. Photo: STACY REVERE / AFP – Then Ingebrigtsen can run as fast as he wants The victory means that Hovland is now number two in the playoffs on the PGA Tour before next week’s final tournament, just behind Scheffler. The BMW Championship tournament is the second of a total of three tournaments in the playoffs on the PGA Tour. It was the 50 best-ranked players for the season who got to participate in the tournament, while only the top 30 get to play in the Tour Championship next week. There, Hovland will start the tournament eight strokes under par, while Scheffler starts ten strokes under par. Hovland has thus put himself in a brilliant position to win the play-off, where the winner walks away with 18 million US dollars, over 190 million Norwegian kroner. PERFECT FINISH: Viktor Hovland delivered absolutely terrific golf on Sunday evening. Here after the birdie putt on hole 18. Photo: STACY REVERE / AFP – We can start comparing sports and we can start discussing one and the other, says golf expert Marius Thorp on Discovery’s studio broadcast, and continues: – But if he wins FedEx- cup in total (the finals of the PGA tour), then, for me, Jakob Ingebrigtsen can run as fast as he wants. Then (Erling) Braut Haaland can score as many goals as he wants, says Thorp. The golf expert was full of praise after Hovland’s victory, and is now eyeing a Hovland victory in the playoffs. – It’s absolutely wild if he manages it. He has never been in a better position. He comes in full of confidence, says Thorp. How the players start in the Tour Championship Based on where they are ranked among the top 30, the players start like this in the Tour Championship (August 24-27): Ten shots under par: Scottie Scheffler. Eight strokes under par: Viktor Hovland. Seven strokes under par: Rory McIlroy. Six strokes under par: Jon Rahm. Five strokes under par: Lucas Glover. Four strokes under par: Max Homa, Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark and Matt Fitzpatrick. Three strokes under par: Tommy Fleetwood, Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele. Two strokes under par: Tom Kim, Sungjae Im, Tony Finau, Corey Conners and Si Woo Kim. One stroke under par: Taylor Moore, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk, Collin Morikawa and Jason Day. On par: Sam Burns, Emiliano Grillo, Tyrrell Hatton, Jordan Spieth and Sepp Straka. Hovland: – Best round ever Hovland’s super round is also a course record on the Olympia Fields course in Illinois. The previous course record of 62 strokes was set by Max Homa earlier this week. The course just outside Chicago has, among other things, hosted the US Open and the PGA Championship in the past. – It has to be the best round I have ever played. “Given the circumstances, it’s a playoff tournament, on this course … To finish the way I did on the last nine holes is pretty special,” Hovland said in an interview shown on Discovery. – It happened so quickly that it is difficult to take it in. It feels really cool, of course, says Hovland to Discovery, and continues: – That it clicked so much on the last nine, it was intense. Hovland played Sunday’s round with world number two Rory McIlroy, who is very happy that he will be teaming up with Hovland in the Ryder Cup in September. – He just keeps his foot on the pedal. He is not intimidated. He just keeps going for it, says McIlroy in an interview shown on Discovery, and categorizes it as “fantastic golf” SPRUDLET: Viktor Hovland with Sunday’s playing partner Rory McIlroy. Photo: DYLAN BUELL / AFP Fifth victory on the PGA tour For the victory, Hovland can collect a prize check of 3.6 million US dollars, equivalent to just over 38 million Norwegian kroner. Earlier this summer, Hovland took his biggest victory in his career when he won The Memorial Tournament. This week’s tournament win is again among the biggest wins Hovland has won. The Norwegian has now won five official tournaments on the PGA tour, in addition to two tournament victories in the Tiger Woods tournament Hero World Challenge which is not considered a full-fledged PGA tour victory. In addition, he has won two tournaments on the European Tour.
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