Viktor Hovland and the 4th hole-in-one at 25

Already author of a beautiful eagle the day before at 10, the Norwegian Viktor Hovland signed Friday the first hole-in-one of the week in Bay Hill with a splendid iron shot at 7.

Viktor Hovland, results

Rather discreet so far with a series of 6 consecutive pars to start his second round, the Scandinavian prodigy stood out on the 7, the second par 3 of the first leg, measuring 170 meters.

He returned his iron shot from the start synonymous with the 4th hole-in-one on the PGA Tour in his career! The Norwegian’s previous hole-in-one dated from the 4th round of the BMW Championship in August 2022.

Note that since the 2021-2022 season, Hovland has been the player with the most hole-in-ones. He has 3 and is ahead of Ryan Armour, Wyndham Clark and Adam Hadwin with two holes-in-one on the clock.

It was well worth a general round of Arnold Palmer’s favorite cocktail offered by the Norwegian!

The day before, Hovland had also made a name for himself by sending his second shot from 77 meters directly into the hole at 10, which was simply his first hole of the tournament

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