ORLANDO – Viktor Hovland has won in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the desert of Dubai recently. The mercury tipped out at 83 degrees during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the 24-year-old Norwegian heated up on cue, shooting 6-under 66 at Bay Hill Lodge & Club. Which led PGA Tour Live’s Robert Damron to ask Hovland, why does a Norwegian like hot weather so much?
“I don’t know,” he said. “I used to swing with five layers on me, so I guess it’s kind of nice when you only have a golf shirt on.”
Hovland has been arguably the hottest golfer in the world, claiming three wins and two more top-5 finishes in his last seven starts. On Friday, the World No. 4 needed oven mitts for his molten putter. He took just 23 putts in all and gained nearly five strokes on the greens against the field, a career-best on Tour.
