Signature European chants of ‘Olé, olé, olé, olé’ ringing in his ears, Hovland was serenaded on his walk to the hole before retrieving his ball and lobbing it into the crowd.
Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesThose same fans will be hoping for repeat heroics across the rest of the week as Team Europe captain Luke Donald and Co. look to avenge a crushing defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021.
This season, three PGA Tour wins and minimum top-13 finishes in all four majors have rocketed Hovland to world No.
“There’s a belief and a confidence that I can get myself out of any situation, and I think that’s a huge turnaround from last time.”Though the US is spearheaded by world No.
“Obviously, we want to beat the Americans, we enjoy that, but it’s not because we hate the other team.
Persons:
CNN —, Viktor Hovland’s, Marco Simone Golf, ‘, Hovland, Richard Heathcote, Luke Donald, “, ” Hovland, I’ve, Scottie Scheffler, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, Spain’s Jon Rahm, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Ryder, Getty, Team Europe, Oklahoma State University, Europe, Shore
Locations:
Norwegian, Whistling Straits, Northern, Rome, Europe