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Viktor Hovland is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, born on 18 September 1997. He took up the game at eleven, played college golf at Oklahoma State University and won the 2018 U.S. Amateur, the first Norwegian to do so, which took him to the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2019. He was the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour, at the 2020 Puerto Rico Open, and on the European Tour, at the 2021 BMW International Open. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour, including the 2023 Tour Championship and its FedEx Cup, played at two Olympic Games and was the first Norwegian to play in the Ryder Cup.

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1997 1
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is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour.
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    Viktor Hovland (born 18 September 1997)
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    He won the 2018 U.S. Amateur and reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2019.
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    He has won eight times on the PGA Tour
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    is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour.
  • Competed In: Ryder Cup, Professional career, 2021
    Hovland played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.
  • On The Roster Of: Team Europe (Ryder Cup), Professional career, 2021
    Hovland played on the European team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin.
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