Viktor Hovland hit three birdies in his closing 5 holes to reel in Justin Thomas and win the Valspar Championship in Florida on Sunday.
The Norwegian had missed the reduce in his earlier three tournaments however carded a four-under 67 to beat American Thomas by one shot and declare a seventh PGA Tour title.
A run of seven birdies via 15 holes seemingly put Thomas on the right track for victory, however bogeys at 16 and 18 noticed him slip two photographs behind Hovland, who may even afford a bogey at 18.
It’s 27-year-old Hovland’s first PGA win for the reason that 2023 Tour Championship in Atlanta.
“It is nonetheless form of sinking in,” he mentioned. “I feel when JT made a birdie on 15 and he was three photographs forward, I nonetheless simply felt actually calm and I wasn’t actually confused.
“I simply hit good photographs and made some putts and it was superior.”
American Jacob Bridgeman, match chief on the midway stage, carded a final-round 69 to complete one shot additional again in third.
Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune and American pair Bud Cauley and Billy Horschel completed tied for fourth place at eight underneath.
