‘Wasn’t Feeling Great’: Viktor Hovland Drops Honest Confession After Breaking 574 Days Curse at Valspar
In 119 starts on the PGA Tour, Viktor Hovland has made the cut 103 times. That is a whopping 86.5%. Right after a rather average 2024, Hovland has been mightily struggling in 2025 too. In the 5 events before the Valspar Championship, the Norwegian has made the cut at only two events, reducing his rate to 40%. Of the two events, he did qualify for the weekend, one had no cutline, i.e. the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. For a 27-year-old who took the PGA Tour circuit by storm merely two years ago, BMW and Tour Championships, winning this is an unprecedented fall-off. However, the Valspar Championship is proving to be very fruitful for Hovland.
He is currently tied for first place after three rounds of play, a small comeback to normalcy for the Oklahoma State University grad. You must be intrigued to know what is fueling this come back of sorts, and what actually is happening on the course with the six-time PGA Tour winner.
Speaking after his round three battle, Hovland felt that the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Resort is exactly what his game needs now. A course that works on strategy and execution rather than brute power. “It’s golf, it’s a crazy game. I do think for just this type of golf course really fits me right now. It’s not like you have to bomb the drivers everywhere, it’s more of a positioning golf course,” opined the Norwegian.
