{"id":23495,"date":"2021-12-06T05:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=23495"},"modified":"2021-12-06T09:15:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T15:15:33","slug":"viktor-hovland-wins-hero-world-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=23495","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Hovland wins The Tiger Woods Hero World Challenge Golf Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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C<\/span>ollin Morikawa squandered a five-shot lead and the chance to become world number one as Viktor Hovland emerged victorious from an extraordinary final round of the Hero World Challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hovland began the day six shots off the pace but carded a closing 66, which included back-to-back eagles on the 14th and 15th, at Albany to secure his third title of the season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Norwegian<\/a>, who successfully defended his Mayakoba Classic title on his last start, bogeyed the last two holes to finish 18 under par, a shot ahead of American Scottie Scheffler.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A wild day in The Bahamas ends in victory for Viktor Hovland. pic.twitter.com\/AJ42wo4iNw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 5, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Scheffler had looked out of contention when he ran up a triple-bogey seven on the fourth, but birdied the sixth and ninth and picked up six more shots in a seven-hole stretch from the 11th to briefly share the lead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hovland had made a hat-trick of birdies from the sixth and also birdied the 11th before dropping his first shot of the day on the next, but then holed a bunker shot on the short par-four 14th and followed it with another eagle on the par-five 15th to take command of the tournament.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A birdie on the 16th took the Ryder Cup star three shots clear and allowed him the luxury of two closing bogeys, with tournament officials also clearing him of a potential rules violation as he removed a loose impediment on the 17th green.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think a win was going to be very possible but I know this golf course is tricky,\u201d Hovland told Golf Channel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can make a lot of birdies and make up a lot of ground but it\u2019s very easy to make bogeys and doubles and I knew if I put a good score up there you never know what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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T<\/span>iger Woods may not have participated in the field on Sunday, but that didn\u2019t stop Sunday Tiger from wearing red to a practice session during the final round of the Hero World Challenge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Woods has begun to break his silence in recent weeks. The 15-time major champion did an exclusive interview with Golf Digest<\/a><\/em> and then appeared at a press conference the next day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sunday red. \ud83d\udc05 pic.twitter.com\/FehCVHhzCX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 5, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Now, Woods continues to tease a potential return by pulling out the driver and hitting a few balls in the Bahamas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Golfweek<\/a><\/em>\u2018s Steve DiMeglio, who\u2019s been on location for the past five days, spoke to Tiger on Saturday\u2019s television broadcast. The two discussed how practice was going.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI can hit it. It just doesn\u2019t go as far,\u201d Woods said about his driving game. \u201cThe power<\/a> is not there, but I can hit drivers. I can hit any club in the bag. I\u2019m not at the point where I can hear it land, OK?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On the range with Tiger. \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc05@TigerWoods<\/a> \/\/ #HeroWorldChallenge<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UlQIWvdA3J<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) December 5, 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Woods is still recovering from a devastating car accident earlier this year. According to the five-time Masters champion, it wasn\u2019t off the board that could\u2019ve lost his leg after the single-car wreck in California.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiger has overcome so much over the course of his time in professional golf. If Woods is able to return to the Tour, even in a limited capacity<\/a>, it would be one of the more remarkable feats of his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s saying a lot.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Viktor Hovland surge leads to trophy at Hero World Championship<\/h1>\n
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