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Viktor Hovland betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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After he placed 62nd in this tournament in 2024, Viktor Hovland has a better finish in mind as he enters play in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA, March 13-16.
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THE PLAYERS Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 13-16, 2025
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- Over his last four trips to THE PLAYERS Championship, Hovland has an average score of 6-under, with an average finish of 25th.
- Hovland last played at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2024, finishing 62nd with a score of 1-under.
- With numbers of 6.477 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 6.326 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 in SG: Putting (37th), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024.
- Scheffler averaged 299.1 yards off the tee (14th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 76.39% (third), and attempted 28 putts per round (25th) in that victory a year ago.
Hovland's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 62 | 73-69-71-74 | -1 |
| 3/9/2023 | 3 | 69-71-70-68 | -10 |
| 3/10/2022 | 9 | 71-73-68-69 | -7 |
| 3/11/2021 | MC | 72-74 | +2 |
Hovland's recent performances
- Hovland has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five appearances.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- Hovland has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 13-under over his last five events.
- Viktor Hovland has averaged 300.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Hovland is averaging -1.009 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Hovland is averaging -0.458 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Hovland's advanced stats and rankings
- Hovland posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.507 last season (13th on TOUR). His average driving distance (305.1 yards) ranked 55th, while his 62.9% driving accuracy average ranked 82nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Hovland ranked 18th on TOUR with a mark of 0.458.
- On the greens, Hovland delivered a 0.269 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which ranked him 44th on TOUR, while he ranked 39th with a putts-per-round average of 28.58. He broke par 26.02% of the time (37th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 55 | 305.1 | 300.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 83 | 67.84% | 69.10% |
| Putts Per Round | 39 | 28.58 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 37 | 26.02% | 27.43% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 101 | 14.62% | 13.54% |
Hovland's best finishes
- Hovland last season took part in 17 tournaments, earning two top-five finishes.
- In those 17 tournaments, he made the cut on 14 occasions.
- Last season Hovland had his best performance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he finished second with a score of 15-under (two shots back of the winner).
- Hovland collected 854 points last season, ranking 57th in the FedExCup standings.
Hovland's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Hovland produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the Travelers Championship, ranking No. 1 in the field at 5.203. In that tournament, he finished 20th.
- Hovland's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, as he produced a 5.483 mark, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished second in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hovland's best effort last season was at the BMW Championship, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 0.985 (he finished 26th in that event).
- At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, Hovland delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (4.948), which ranked 12th in the field.
- Hovland delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (10.785) in August 2024 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which ranked second in the field. He finished second in that event.
Hovland's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 13 | 0.507 | 0.380 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 18 | 0.458 | 1.418 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 180 | -0.514 | -1.248 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 44 | 0.269 | -1.009 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 31 | 0.721 | -0.458 |
Hovland's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 62 | 73-69-71-74 | -1 | 8 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 71-81 | +8 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 24 | 72-72-72-69 | +1 | 70 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 3 | 68-66-66-66 | -18 | 350 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 69-69-77-75 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 78-68 | +6 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 20 | 68-70-64-65 | -13 | 95 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 67-69-68-69 | -7 | 8 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-77 | +10 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 30 | 70-75-67-68 | -4 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 2 | 70-63-66-66 | -15 | 980 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 26 | 71-71-71-73 | -2 | 133 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 12 | 69-71-65-66 | -13 | 0 |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 36 | 70-69-68-70 | -15 | 23 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 22 | 65-70-73-70 | -10 | 38 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 73-76 | +5 | -- |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 77-72 | +5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hovland as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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