Viktor Hovland Betting Profile: The Genesis Invitational
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Viktor Hovland enters play February 15-18 in the 2024 The Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club after a 58th-place finish in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which was his last competition.
The Genesis Invitational Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 15-18, 2024
- Location: Pacific Palisades, California
- Course: The Riviera Country Club
- Par: 71 / 7,322 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Jon Rahm
At The Genesis Invitational
- Over his last three trips to The Genesis Invitational, Hovland has an average score of -9, with an average finish of 10th.
- In Hovland's most recent appearance at The Genesis Invitational, in 2023, he finished 20th after posting a score of -5.
- Jon Rahm finished with 0.617 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (28th in the field), 11.898 SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.52 SG: Putting (12th) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, Rahm posted an average driving distance of 314.6 (sixth in field), hit 70.83% of greens in regulation (second), and took 27 putts per round (23rd).
Hovland's Recent Performances
- Hovland has finished first twice while also posting three top-10 finishes over his last five appearances.
- Hovland has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five appearances, including two finishes within three strokes of the leader.
- He has finished with an average score of -14 those five times he's made the cut.
- Viktor Hovland has averaged 305.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Hovland is averaging 2.928 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Hovland has an average of 6.350 in his past five tournaments.
Hovland's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- Hovland had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.741 last season, which ranked eighth on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (307.6 yards) ranked 44th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Hovland ranked 11th on TOUR with an average of 0.610 per round. Additionally, he ranked 68th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 68.18%.
- On the greens, Hovland's 0.236 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 54th last season, while he averaged 28.24 putts per round (16th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 44 | 307.6 | 305.0 |
Greens in Regulation % | 68 | 68.18% | 62.87% |
Putts Per Round | 16 | 28.24 | 28.8 |
Par Breakers | 2 | 28.03% | 29.82% |
Bogey Avoidance | 99 | 14.02% | 9.06% |
Hovland's Best Finishes
- Hovland took part in 24 tournaments last season, picking up four wins with seven top-five finishes and 11 finishes in the top 10.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 24 times (100%).
- Last season, one of Hovland's four wins came when he shot -19 at the TOUR Championship.
- Hovland earned 1795 points last season, which placed him seventh in the FedExCup standings.
Hovland's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season Hovland produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, ranking second in the field at 6.325. In that tournament, he finished 10th.
- Hovland's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2023, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 7.279.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hovland posted his best effort last season at THE CJ CUP in South Carolina, ranking 10th in the field at 2.978. In that event, he finished 21st.
- At the BMW Championship in August 2023, Hovland posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 6.178, which ranked him fourth in the field. He finished first in that event.
- Hovland posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (14.455) in August 2023 at the BMW Championship, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Hovland's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 8 | 0.741 | 3.223 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 11 | 0.610 | 0.923 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 86 | 0.060 | -0.734 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 54 | 0.236 | 2.928 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 8 | 1.648 | 6.350 |
Hovland's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 20 | 69-71-70-69 | -5 | 43 |
March 2-5 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 10 | 71-71-66-75 | -5 | 71 |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 3 | 69-71-70-68 | -10 | 180 |
April 6-9 | Masters Tournament | 7 | 65-73-70-74 | -6 | 97 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 59 | 64-70-78-71 | -1 | 5 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 71-69-66-77 | -1 | 12 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 2 | 68-67-70-68 | -7 | 270 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 16 | 71-68-66-73 | -2 | 49 |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 1 | 71-71-69-70 | -27 | 550 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 19 | 69-70-69-72 | E | 53 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 29 | 67-65-70-66 | -12 | 27 |
July 13-15 | Genesis Scottish Open | 25 | 73-63-67-72 | -5 | 29 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 13 | 70-72-66-73 | -3 | 63 |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 13 | 72-64-65-69 | -10 | 229 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 1 | 69-68-65-61 | -17 | 0 |
August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 1 | 68-64-66-63 | -19 | -- |
November 30 - December 3 | Hero World Challenge | 10 | 73-73-70-63 | -9 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 22 | 65-67-72-67 | -21 | 85 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 69-72-72 | -3 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hovland as of the start of The Genesis Invitational.
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