Viktor Hovland continues to make headlines and has just announced, for the second time in just over a year, his separation from his coach, Joe Mayo, at the dawn of the 2025 season on the PGA Tour.
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A few days after being the victim of a domestic accident during the Christmas holidays which caused him to fracture a toe while he was preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve, Viktor Hovland has once again decided to separate from his coach, Joe Mayo.
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Again because the two men had initially separated at the end of 2023 after an exceptional year during which the Norwegian won the FedEx Cup and shone with Europe at the Ryder Cup in Rome.
But in May, the duo was reunited to try to get the Oslo native back on track after a very disappointing start to the season with only one top 20 in four and a half months!
And so seven months later, here we go again.
We had a little disagreement about what path to take, whats best for me, Hovland explained. I feel like Ive learned so much now and have so many skills that I dont need anyone to hold my hand anymore.
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Even though he wont have a regular coach, the six-time PGA Tour winner says he plans to rely on the expertise of another trainer via videos.
Its always good to have someone watching what Im doing, to check the changes Im making. So I send videos to another trainer, but hes more of a consultant. Im the one responsible for my choices now.
Finally present at the Sentry this week in Hawaii, the 27-year-old world number 8 says hes not suffering from his injury. He hopes to reconnect with the victory that has eluded him since the Tour Championship in September 2023.
Viktor Hovland (born 18 September 1997 in Oslo) is a Norwegian golfer.
Viktor Hovland became the first Norwegian golfer to win a tournament on the PGA Tour, winning the Puerto Rico Open in 2020.
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His professional career began in 2019 with his debut at the Travelers Championship, a PGA Tour circuit, while in August he finished second at the Albertsons Boise Open, securing a spot on the PGA Tour for the following season. In 2020 he won his first tournaments, first winning the Puerto Rico Open and then, at the end of the year, the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
In 2021 he continues to break records: in order, in June he won his first tournament on the European Tour, winning the BMW International Open. He made his Ryder Cup debut, being selected for the 2021 edition in which Team Europe lost 19-9 to Team USA. He continued to show remarkable form thereafter, winning several tournaments.
