Amateur breaks Jack Nicklaus' US Open record before going pro
Viktor Hovland
Viktor Hovland, the 2018 U.S. Amateur champion, is turning pro this coming week, making his professional debut at the Travelers Championship. But he looked like a pro all week in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Hovland, who shot a 4-under 67 in Sunday's ...
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US Open notes: Viktor Hovland's performance was no amateur hour
“It's obviously cool to perform such a thing,” said Hovland, who is the reigning Norwegian national amateur champion. “And I hope that this will feed or I can feed off of this going into my professional career and do more things like this and be in contention of ...
Continue readingUS Open 2019: Viktor Hovland, the smiling assassin, is Dustin Johnson 2.0
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif — Viktor Hovland didn't just win low amateur at the 2019 U.S. Open. He gave golf fans a glimpse of a young career that's destined for greatness. Hovland was an amateur at Pebble Beach— his final tournament with that status before ...
Continue reading2019 US Open: Viktor Holand breaks Jack Nicklaus' 59-year-old amateur scoring record
Oklahoma State star Viktor Hovland was not only the low amateur in the field this week during the 119th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach but also a record-setter as his 72-hole mark of 280 broke Jack Nicklaus' U.S. Open record for the lowest such score by an ...
Continue reading2019 US Open: Viktor Hovland breaks Jack Nicklaus' amateur record
Former Oklahoma State golf standout Viktor Hovland birded the 18th hole to finish a final round 67 for a four-day total of 280 (-4) on Sunday at Pebble Beach to earn low amateur honors with a new 72-hole record for an amateur in U.S. Open history. Hovland ...
Continue reading21-year-old Viktor Hovland sets US Open amateur scoring record
Viktor Hovland's golf season just continues to get better. On Sunday, Hovland birdied the 18th hole to finish with a final round 67, giving him a four-day total of 280 and setting the 72-hole scoring record for an amateur in U.S. Open history. Hovland opened his ...
Continue readingViktor Hovland sets scoring record for an amateur at US Open
Hovland will make his professional debut next week at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut alongside OSU teammate Matthew Wolff. It's the start of four consecutive weeks of PGA Tour golf for the 21-year-old Norweigian. “You couldn't ask for a better ...
Continue readingHovland breaks Nicklaus' record, wins low am at US Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Viktor Hovland won the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, and it was easy to see why this week at the U.S. Open. In his return trip to the Monterey Peninsula, Hovland ended the week as low amateur after shooting 69-73-71-67 to ...
Continue readingUS Open 2019: Viktor Hovland broke a Jack Nicklaus US Open record and he didn't even know it
PEBBLE BEACH — Viktor Hovland capped off his amateur career on Sunday with a four-under par 67 to finish his week at Pebble Beach at four under and as the low amateur at the U.S. Open. A pretty good way to go out before turning pro next week.
Continue readingViktor Hovland tops Jack Nicklaus' amateur record at US Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Viktor Hovland ended his amateur career in style. Hovland shot a 4-under 67 in the final round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach on Sunday to finish the weekend at 4-under 280, breaking Jack Nicklaus' record by two strokes for the ...
Continue readingOklahoma State's Viktor Hovland tops Jack Nicklaus' amateur record at US Open
The next time Hovland plays it will be for money next week at the Travelers Championship. He accomplished plenty as an amateur. He won the U.S. Amateur here at Pebble Beach last year, won a team collegiate title at Oklahoma State in 2018 and was the ...
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