Viktor Hovland is the first Norwegian male golfer to make the breakthrough to the elite levels of the game.
Norway's Viktor Hovland turned professional in 2019 after winning the US Amateur the previous year and has made a comfortable transition to the PGA Tour.
Hovland won the Norwegian Amateur Golf Championship in 2014 and attended Oklahoma State University. In 2016/17, he was named in the Golf Coaches Association of America's All-Freshman Team.
His success continued in 2017/18 and his 2018 US Amateur win made him the first Norwegian player to win the title. He earned invitations to the 2019 Masters Tournament, the 2019 US Open, and the 2019 Open Championship, turning pro after finishing T12th at the 2019 US Open.
In 2020, Hovland won the Puerto Rico Open, becoming the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour. Later in the year he added victory in the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
He scored another landmark victory in June 2021 when becoming the first Norwegian to win on the European Tour by capturing the BMW International Open in Germany.