Vacationers Championship closing spherical
-21 S Scheffler (US), V Hovland (Nor); -20 C Morikawa (US); -19 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -18 W Clark (US), A Bhatia (US)
Chosen others: -17 A Fitzpatrick (Eng); -16 R MacIntyre (Sco); -14 T Fleetwood (Eng); -13 S Lowry (Ire); -12 J Rose (Eng); -11 A Rai (Eng)
Norway’s ‘viking row’ made an look on the golf course this weekend as Viktor Hovland performed his approach right into a Monday play-off with Scottie Scheffler on the Vacationers Championship.
Norway soccer followers on the World Cup have made the tribute to their viking ancestors well-known this summer season, performing it at video games and around co-hosts the United States.
Their nation performed France on Friday close to Boston, which is a two-hour drive from Vacationers Championship host TPC River Highlands and led to a Norwegian contingent making the journey to cheer on Hovland.
Hovland had a one-shot lead going into the fourth spherical and was near clinching victory on the 18th, however his birdie try from 25 ft narrowly missed as he carded a one-under 69.
The world primary needed to save par from inside 9 ft to match Hovland on 21 below and fist-pumped when the putt dropped to present him a 68.
Organisers deemed there was not sufficient daylight for the sudden-death play-off on account of an earlier 90-minute storm delay so the world quantity 30 and Scheffler will return on Monday at 09:00 native time (14:00 BST).
“So near getting it executed on 18, however I will take the play-off,” Hovland mentioned.
“I performed loads of nice golf this week, so I am feeling fairly good. Clearly, I’d have favored to have gotten it executed in regulation, however I’ve an opportunity once more to win.”
Hovland dropped again after a fourth bogey at first of the again 9 however he bridged the suspension with three consecutive birdies from the thirteenth to tug stage with Scheffler.
“For some time there, I wasn’t even in second place, so actually joyful that I nonetheless have a shot,” mentioned the 28-year-old.
Collin Morikawa started the day 9 strokes off the lead however shot a nine-under 61 to set a clubhouse goal of 20 below, with Hovland and Scheffler having six holes to play.
Morikawa ultimately completed third, with England’s Matt Fitzpatrick a shot additional again after a 64 – the identical rating as his brother Alex, who was tied for seventh on 17 below.
US Open champion Wyndham Clark carded a closing 65 to complete tied fifth on 18 below, with Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre in a share of tenth two strokes additional again.
