Viktor Hovland withdrew from this week’s PGA Tour event due to exhaustion and heartbreak after a devastating near-miss at Valhalla Golf Club. Hovland agonizingly finished solo third in the second major of the season last Sunday after three-putting the final green.
Hovland had to wait nervously for Xander Schauffele’s crucial putt because a successful birdie putt would have matched him with Bryson DeChambeau for the clubhouse lead.
Even though Viktor Hovland could not practice for a possible playoff at the PGA Championship due to his final-round bogey, he was still optimistic. Despite his most recent significant setback, Hovland was happy to have found his form again when speaking with the media.
The PGA Tour’s official communications staff unexpectedly revealed on Sunday night that he had withdrawn from this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge. Wesley Bryan will take over for him, and he promises an intriguing change in the tournament’s dynamics.
Scottie Scheffler, the top seed in the field, is still competing at the Colonial Country Club event after having a turbulent week that included an arrest and an assault charge stemming from a traffic incident. Because there isn’t any cam footage, the charges are probably going to be dropped. Viktor Hovland will probably play in the RBC Canadian Open next month as his next PGA Tour tournament.
Hovland concedes how awful his performance was.
The defending FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland has found his form again after a difficult six-month slump, largely thanks to his reunion with golf instructor Joe Mayo.
Immediate benefits from this rekindled collaboration indicate a possible turnaround. Although Hovland has been quiet about his mental health issues, he said something startling during his third round last week that may have revealed the severity of his recent difficulties.
“I wasn’t playing well at all, so I was on the verge of canceling this event.” Sirius quoted to golfmagic.com
One person has been a constant in his support system: Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald. “He’s a bit of a perfectionist in golf, always striving for improvement,” Donald said in praising him to reporters. He worked with a few of instructors who may not have been the greatest fit for him.