Viktor Hovland joins Golf Channel to analyze his strong showing in the opening round of the 2025 BMW Championship before reflecting on the season as a whole, which he says ‘hasn’t been very good’. #ViktorHovland #FedExCup #Golf #GolfChannel
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Viktor Hovland reflects on 2025 season, finding consistency at BMW Championship | Golf Channel
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THE MAN AT THE TOP. >> I’M ALONGSIDE VIKTOR HOVLAND WHO PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL ROUND. WHAT DID YOU FIND HERE TODAY? >> I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE BALL IN THE FAIRWAY OFF THE TEE, WHICH HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE THIS YEAR. IF I PUT IT IN THE FAIRWAY, I’M PRETTY GOOD WITH MY IRONS. WAS ABLE TO GIVE MYSELF A LOT OF LOOKS. DIDN’T NECESSARILY MAKE A LOT OF PUTTS. I HAD TWO THREE-PUTTS THE FRONT NINE. ON THE BACK, I WAS ABLE TO HIT IT NICELY AND MADE A COUPLE COMING IN THERE. >> YOU PLAYED HERE IN 2021. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE THEN. WHAT WERE YOUR IMPRESSIONS? >> IT’S ONLY FOUR YEARS AGO, BUT I DON’T REMEMBER TOO MUCH ABOUT THE GREEN COMPLEXES AND STUFF. I KNOW THE GREENS HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT. I DON’T REMEMBER THERE BEING AS MUCH SLOPE. OBVIOUSLY, TWO OF THE PAR 5s ARE NOW PAR 4s. THAT CHANGES THINGS A LITTLE BIT. IT SEEMS TO BE A LOT TOUGHER. IT’S HARD TO GET CLOSE TO THE PINS. THEN EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD LOOK, IT’S HARD TO MAKE THE PUTTS BECAUSE THEY BREAK SO MUCH. >> FIRMER THAN WE SAW FOUR YEARS AGO. YOU HAVE WON THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP AT A DIFFERENT VENUE. WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT YEAR. YOU WON IN 2023. VERY AWARE OF THE PROCESS. AS YOU ENTER THIS WEEK, 28th IN STANDINGS, HOW CONSCIOUS ARE YOU OF HOW THE NUMBER FLUCTUATES THE NEXT FEW DAYS? >> PAYING ATTENTION TO IT. I WANT TO PLAY NEXT WEEK. OBVIOUSLY, THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT THAT STUFF, IT ALMOST MAKES IT HARDER TO PERFORM IN A WAY. I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. PUT THE BALL IN THE FAIRWAY AND MAKE PUTTS AND THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. >> LASTLY, AS YOU REFLECT ON THE SEASON, HOW WOULD YOU GRADE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS? >> TOUGH TO GIVE IT A GRADE RIGHT NOW. OBVIOUSLY, EXTREMELY PROUD AND HAPPY OF THE WAY THAT I WON VALSPAR EARLIER THIS YEAR. TO HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP AT U.S. OPEN AT OAKMONT WAS COOL. OUTSIDE OF THAT, I THINK IT HASN’T BEEN VERY GOOD. I’VE BEEN FIGHTING STUFF, NOT HITTING THE SHOTS THAT I’M SEEING AND WANTING TO HIT. WITH THAT, IT COMES A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. YOU ARE STEPPING UP ON TEE BOXES AND HOPING THE BALL GOES STRAIGHT. SOMETIMES IT DOES. OTHER TIMES, IT’S NOT DOING THAT. THAT’S A STRESSFUL WAY TO PLAY GOLF. THAT’S WHY I HAVEN’T HAD ANY CONSISTENCY THIS YEAR. >> WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON TO EASE THAT? >> LOOKING BACK AT OLD VIDEOS. I HAVE MEASUREMENTS I’M TRYING TO COPY. IT’S HARD TO FIND THE FEEL THAT ACCOMPLISHES THOSE THINGS. I KNOW WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR AND LOOKING AT.
