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Viktor Hovland betting profile: Valspar Championship
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Viktor Hovland placed 33rd in the Valspar Championship in 2022, shooting a 6-under on the par-71 course. His sights are set higher March 20-23 in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) .
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The Valspar Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 20-23, 2025
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Peter Malnati
At the Valspar Championship
- In his last two appearances at the Valspar Championship, Hovland has an average finish of 18th, and an average score of 10-under.
- Hovland last played at the Valspar Championship in 2022, finishing 33rd with a score of 6-under.
- Peter Malnati finished with 3.577 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 2.456 SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 SG: Putting (third) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- En route to his victory last year, Malnati posted an average driving distance of 291.6 (59th in field), hit 65.28% of greens in regulation (fifth), and took 26.5 putts per round (11th).
Hovland's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/17/2022 | 33 | 69-70-68-71 | -6 |
| 4/29/2021 | 3 | 69-69-68-65 | -13 |
Hovland's recent performances
- In his last five events, Hovland has an average finish of 29th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in two of his last five events.
- Hovland has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 13-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Viktor Hovland has averaged 294.4 yards in his past five starts.
- Hovland has an average of -2.366 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Hovland has an average of -1.440 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 ranked 18th on TOUR, posting an average mark of 0.458, while he ranked 83rd with a Greens in Regulation rate of 67.84%.
- On the greens, Hovland registered a 0.269 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 44th on TOUR, while he ranked 39th with a putts-per-round average of 28.58. He broke par 26.02% of the time (37th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 55 | 305.1 | 294.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 83 | 67.84% | 59.52% |
| Putts Per Round | 39 | 28.58 | 29.9 |
| Par Breakers | 37 | 26.02% | 25.40% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 101 | 14.62% | 14.29% |
Hovland's best finishes
- Last season Hovland took part in 17 tournaments, earning two top-five finishes.
- In those 17 tournaments, he had a 82.4% success rate in terms of making the cut (14 cuts made).
- Last season Hovland's best performance came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He shot 15-under and finished second in that event.
- Hovland ranked 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 performance 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 his 5.483 mark ranked fourth in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hovland's best performance last season was in August 2024 at the BMW Championship, where he ranked 13th in the field with a mark of 0.985. He finished 26th in that tournament.
- At the Genesis Scottish Open in July 2024, Hovland delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.948, his best mark last season. That ranked him 12th in the field (he finished 46th in that event).
- Hovland delivered 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 | 0.856 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 18 | 0.458 | 1.431 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 180 | -0.514 | -1.361 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 44 | 0.269 | -2.366 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 31 | 0.721 | -1.440 |
Hovland's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | MC | 77-72 | +5 | -- |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 80-68 | +4 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hovland as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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