DUBLIN, Ohio—Viktor Hovland handled the toughest stretch at Muirfield Village and delivered three clutch putts at the end to win the Memorial in a playoff over hard-luck Denny McCarthy on Sunday, June 4. Hovland closed with a 2–under 70 on another brutal test on a course baked all week by sun, forcing the playoff with…

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—All those injuries that made Brooks Koepka wonder if he was still among golf’s elite were put to rest Sunday, May 21, at Oak Hill when he beat the strongest field of the year and won the PGA Championship for his fifth major title. Determined as ever to restore his reputation as the player…

PITTSFORD, N.Y. —Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka led the field with a 4–under-par 66 for the second straight day to take control at the PGA Championship at a rain-drenched Oak Hill Country Club on Saturday. Koepka carded five birdies and just one bogey on a day when only nine players broke par. The LIV Golf…

PITTSFORD, N.Y.—Sweaters one day, umbrellas the next. No one is sure what to expect at this PGA Championship except that Scottie Scheffler is locked in at another major and Oak Hill is a mighty test. Scheffler delivered a mix of birdies and great recoveries from wet, nasty rough Friday until he couldn’t escape one last…

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Viktor Hovland’s round of 7–under 64 at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Thursday, April 13, gave him a first-round lead for a second straight week—and left Masters champion Jon Rahm eight shots behind and with plenty of work ahead to get into contention after his major victory. Hovland had the lowest of…

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Brooks Koepka carved out a new identity that sure looked familiar Thursday, April 6, in the Masters. This wasn’t about his surprising defection last year to LIV Golf, or even his victory four days ago that made him the Saudi-funded circuit’s first multiple winner. He just looked like “Big Game Brooks,” the player who…

Norway’s Viktor Hovland held off challenger Scottie Scheffler with a final-round, 3–under–par 69 to win the Hero World Challenge in New Providence, Bahamas, Sunday. It was the second straight win for Hovland at the Hero World Challenge, making him the second player to defend his title at the event (Tiger Woods, 2006–07). “Over 72 holes…

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland dueled throughout the third round Saturday to separate themselves from the pack. Now co-leaders by four shots, they will square off for a second straight day to decide The Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland. McIlroy, the four-time major champion from Northern Ireland, and Hovland, the rising star from…

Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland dueled throughout the third round Saturday to separate themselves from the pack. Now co-leaders by four shots, they will square off for a second straight day as frontrunners in The Open Championship at St. Andrews in Scotland. McIlroy, the four-time major champion from Northern Ireland, and Hovland, the rising star…

Norway’s Viktor Hovland shot a 4-under-par 67 in the final round of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba on Sunday and cruised to a four-shot victory at Riviera Maya, Mexico. Hovland, who took over the lead with a 9-under 62 in Saturday’s third round, had three birdies on the front nine Sunday and was…