Viktor Hovland is in competition to win one other Tour Championship this 12 months.
Hovland gained his first FedEx Cup, capturing the PGA Tour Championship earlier this fall. Now he has a shot at profitable one other, the DP World Tour Championship.
“It could be actually cool. It’s been a loopy 12 months. You recognize, it feels prefer it has been the low season. I’ve had six weeks off,” Hovland mentioned after his spherical Saturday. “That is one other massive one and can be good to have on the resumé, and I really feel like I’m taking part in some good golf.”
Hovland sits one shot behind the 54-hole chief Matt Wallace.
The Norwegian carded a bogey-free 66 on Saturday to take a seat at 15-under. He made six birdies on the day and got here near a hole-out eagle on the ten.
Hovland has gone 69-66-66 to maintain himself within the hunt. He might have taken a while off because the Ryder Cup, however his recreation remains to be nearly as good as ever.
The 6-time PGA Tour winner has been practically excellent in his final 4 begins. Hovland gained the BMW Championship, took dwelling the Tour Championship win, tied for fifth at Wentworth and went 3-1-1 on the Ryder Cup.
He and Ludvig Aberg destroyed Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler in a historic 9 & 7 Foursome match to safe a degree for the Europeans.
Hovland has an argument for being the very best participant on the planet proper now.
It could solidify that title much more if he have been to run down Wallace. Wallace fired off a bogey-free 60 on Saturday, together with 9 straight birdies to come back dwelling in 27 strokes. He gained’t simply have to fret about Wallace although, as fellow Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood is tied with him in second.
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