Viktor Hovland has made just three PGA Tour starts in 2024, finishing T22 at the Sentry, T58 at the shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and T19 at Riviera. On paper, those results aren’t exactly worth pressing the panic button, but the Norwegian insists that he has some serious sharpening to do. As Hovland prepares for this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, an event he’s always loved, he wishes there were a few more pieces in place—both on and off the course.
“I’ve played some nice golf here, especially the last two years. I have some good memories from playing here as an amateur at the API, making my first cut. It’s good to be back, but I would have liked to get into this week with a little bit better form,” the Mastercard ambassador says to Sports Illustrated. “My game is not quite where I want it but that's how it goes and you never know in golf, suddenly I might play amazing or not so well. But you never know and that’s why we play the game.”
Outside those three tournaments, Hovland has spent recent weeks grinding on his swing, but in a new setting. The 26-year-old is thinking about a permanent move to Florida, so he’s been preparing for this week’s elevated event in Palm Beach rather than Stillwater, Okla. Hovland set up a home base there a few years ago to be close to the Oklahoma State community as he navigated the early stages of pro life.
