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Viktor Hovland betting profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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Viktor Hovland shot 2-over and finished 36th the last time he played in this tournament. He'll tee off at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge March 6-9 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard tournament and course info
- Date: March 6-9, 2025
- Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- Over his last six trips to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, Hovland has an average score of 1-over, with an average finish of 30th.
- Hovland last participated in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2024, finishing 36th with a score of 2-over.
- Scottie Scheffler finished with 5.097 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 3.262 SG: Approach the Green (12th), and 4.348 SG: Putting (fifth) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- In addition, Scheffler's average driving distance was 291.9 (37th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 27 putts per round (sixth).
Hovland's recent history at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7/2024 | 36 | 71-69-75-75 | +2 |
| 3/2/2023 | 10 | 71-71-66-75 | -5 |
| 3/3/2022 | 2 | 69-66-75-74 | -4 |
| 3/4/2021 | 49 | 69-68-77-78 | +4 |
| 3/5/2020 | 42 | 74-73-72-77 | +8 |
| 3/7/2019 | 40 | 74-70-73-70 | -1 |
Hovland's recent performances
- Hovland has finished in the top 20 in one of his last five appearances.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut four times.
- Hovland has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 10-under in his last five events.
- Viktor Hovland has averaged 307.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Hovland is averaging -0.974 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Hovland has an average of -0.075 in his past five tournaments.
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Hovland's advanced stats and rankings
- Hovland had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.507 last season, which ranked 13th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (305.1 yards) ranked 55th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Hovland sported a 0.458 mark that ranked 18th on TOUR. He ranked 83rd with a 67.84% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Hovland's 0.269 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 44th on TOUR last season, and his 28.58 putts-per-round average ranked 39th. He broke par 26.02% of the time (37th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 55 | 305.1 | 307.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 83 | 67.84% | 70.68% |
| Putts Per Round | 39 | 28.58 | 29.5 |
| Par Breakers | 37 | 26.02% | 25.93% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 101 | 14.62% | 13.58% |
Hovland's best finishes
- Last season Hovland participated in 17 tournaments, earning two top-five finishes.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut 14 times (82.4%).
- Last season Hovland's best performance came when he shot 15-under and finished second at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
- Hovland placed 57th in the FedExCup standings with 854 points last season.
Hovland's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Hovland's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the Travelers Championship, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.203 (he finished 20th in that tournament).
- Hovland's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he ranked fourth in the field with a mark of 5.483 (he finished second in that tournament).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hovland's best performance last season was at the BMW Championship in August 2024, as he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 0.985.
- At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, Hovland posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.948 (his best mark last season), which ranked 12th in the field. He finished 46th in that tournament.
- Hovland posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (10.785) in August 2024 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. That ranked second in the field.
Hovland's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 13 | 0.507 | 0.339 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 18 | 0.458 | 1.489 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 180 | -0.514 | -0.929 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 44 | 0.269 | -0.974 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 31 | 0.721 | -0.075 |
Hovland's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 36 | 71-69-75-75 | +2 | 21 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 62 | 73-69-71-74 | -1 | 8 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | MC | 71-81 | +8 | -- |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 24 | 72-72-72-69 | +1 | 70 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 3 | 68-66-66-66 | -18 | 350 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 15 | 69-69-77-75 | +2 | 115 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 78-68 | +6 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 20 | 68-70-64-65 | -13 | 95 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 67-69-68-69 | -7 | 8 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 75-77 | +10 | -- |
| August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 30 | 70-75-67-68 | -4 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 2 | 70-63-66-66 | -15 | 980 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 26 | 71-71-71-73 | -2 | 133 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 12 | 69-71-65-66 | -13 | 0 |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 36 | 70-69-68-70 | -15 | 23 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 22 | 65-70-73-70 | -10 | 38 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | MC | 73-76 | +5 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hovland as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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