Viktor Hovland: Can Viktor Hovland win the 2023 PGA Tour Player of The Year title? Golfer’s season explored

Can Viktor Hovland win the 2023 PGA Tour Player of The Year title? Golfer’s season explored

Modified Dec 05, 2023 07:09 GMT

Viktor Hovland is one of the contenders of the PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2023

On Monday, December 4, the PGA Tour announced the five nominees for the Player of the Year award. The nominees include Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and Wyndham Clark.

Hovland is one of the strongest contenders for the Player of the Year award, given that he had one of the most memorable years of his short career, clinching three titles on the PGA Tour in the 2022–23 season. Overall, he finished fourth with a scoring average of 69.123

The 26-year-old Norwegian made cuts in all 23 appearances this season and finished in the top 10 nine times. Last December, he won the Hero World Challenge for the second time in a row. Earlier this year, he clinched the Memorial Tournament, beating Denny McCarthy in the playoffs.

In the season-ending FedEx Cup, Hovland won the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship to claim the season championship. He was also part of the European Ryder Cup squad that beat the US 16.5–11.5 in Rome, finishing as the second-highest scorer for Team Europe with 3.5 points. Overall, he ended the event with a 3-1-1 record.

Additionally, Hovland finished as the runner-up at the PGA Championship and secured a T7 finish at the Masters. Currently, he sits fourth in the OWGR (Original World Golf Ranking).

This season, Hovland earned $14,112,235 and finished third on the PGA Tour's official money list. Moreover, he received an $18 million bonus for becoming the FedEx Cup Champion, bringing his total earnings to $33,512,235.

Here's a look at Viktor Hovland's 2022–23 PGA Tour season: