WATCH: “Dude is on fire” Golf Twitter reacts as Viktor Hovland claims Tour Championship to win FedEx Cup title
Viktor Hovland went back-to-back to win the Tour Championship following his success last week. This win helped him become the FedEx Cup champion.
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Viktor Hovland (Pic Credit: Imago)
After the golf gods decided to play some spoiler with bad weather on Sunday, the Tour Championship saw Viktor Hovland take home the prize. The Norwegian registered his third win of the season and his second successive win at the East Lake. This performance also helped him sweep home the FedEx Cup.
Hovland has had a great season so far. The 25-year-old has emerged a tough competition to beat and his win at the Memorial saw how competitive he could get. He did not record any major championship wins this year, but his performances in the last two weeks, as made him one of the most inform players right now.
After shooting a score of 66 in the third round, Hovland had almost sealed the deal. He entered the final round with a six-stroke lead. The golfer kept his cool and fired a 7-under 63 to officially call himself the Tour Championship winner and FedEx Cup Champion. He would finish the event with 27-under, finishing five strokes clear of runner-up Xander Schauffele.
“It’s just pretty surreal to be standing here right now, you know, playing basically my best golf the last two weeks,” Hovland said after the win. He is now the worth golfer after the great Tiger Woods, Billy Horschel, and Patrick Cantlay to win the BMW Championship and the FedEx Cup in the same season.
Twitter reacts as Viktor Hovland wins FedEx Cup
This year has been a tough one for golf both on and off the field. While the competition this year saw several golfers leave their mark on several events, the golf merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has also taken center stage. What the future of golf has in store is something that cannot be answered at the moment. Something that can be said is that Viktor Hovland has just started.
The golfer from Norway has won the hearts of golf fans around the world with his cheerful character. On the greens, Hovland is a tough player and goes into full destruction mode. A dominating win at the BMW Championship was followed by another strong performance at the East Lake which has seen him go claim back-to-back tour wins. Twitter would join in the celebrations soon with one user writing “Dude is on fire.” Here are some other reactions from it.
He will now take a seat on the throne of golf greats, Hovland’s stunning showing comes just at the right time as he prepares to take on Team USA at the Ryder Cup next month. He will no doubt be an important member of Team Europe as they get ready to host the biennial tournament in Rome.
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