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Viktor Hovland talks with the media about the strong range session he had ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup and how he will handle opposing fans at Bethpage Black. #GolfChannel #Golf #RyderCup #ViktorHovland #BethpageBlack
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AND VIKTOR IS NOW WITH THE MEDIA. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. VIKTOR HOVLAND JOINS US NOW AT THE 2025 RYDER CUP. VIKTOR, WELCOME TO YOUR THIRD RYDER CUP. WE’LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHT INTO QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH MARTIN. >> THERE WAS A CLIP ON SOCIAL MEDIA LAST NIGHT BEFORE YOU WENT ON THE STAGE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY WHERE YOU SAID YOU’D JUST HAD YOUR BEST RANGE SESSION IN TWO YEARS. HOW PLEASING WAS THAT, AND WHAT DID YOU FIND? >> YEAH, THAT WAS ONLY REALLY, REALLY SWEET. TIMELY THAT IT CAME YESTERDAY. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WAS A GOLF COURSE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE IT REALLY WELL, AND BEEN KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH THE DRIVER, BUT IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I’VE BEEN ABLE TO STAND ON THE RANGE AND JUST BE BALLS FLUIDLY, EFFORTLESSLY WITHOUT TRYING TO FEEL LIKE I’M STEERING IT, AND WHEN I WENT TO FILM IT AS WELL, IT LOOKED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IT LOOKED DEFINITELY BETTER THAN OTHER SWINGS THAT I HAVE MADE. LATELY. SO, THAT REALLY — PLEASED WITH THAT. EI HOPE THE WEATHER STAYS OKAY SO I CAN CONTINUE THAT FEEL AND SEE IF IT HOLDS UP. I THINK WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE. WE FIND A FEEL AND THINK WE’RE BACK, AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, IT ALL FALLS APART. SO, I’M KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING TO TEST IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE TODAY. >> OVER TO MIC 2, PLEASE. >> YEAH. ABOUT THE SWING. I SAW A CLIP ON INSTAGRAM THE OTHER DAY WITH YOU WORKING WITH A G-BOX. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON WITH THEIR SWING? >> YEAH, I MEAN, KIND OF THE MAIN THING IS THAT I GET A LITTLE BIT STUCK IN THE DOWN SWING, SO I’VE JUST BEEN TRYING A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRAINING AIDS AND STUFF TO MAYBE SEE IF I GET A FEEL THAT WILL GET THE ARMS AND HANDS A LITTLE BIT MORE OUT IN TRANSITION. BECAUSE FOR ME, I JUST PULL IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, AND FOR ME, WITH MY PATTERN, THAT’S REALLY TOUGH. SO, JUST BEEN TRYING TO, YEAH, SEE IF THAT RESURRECTED A FEEL OF SOME SORT. BUT I DIDN’T REALLY FIND THAT WAS THE MISSING PIECE FOR ME. >> OKAY. ALSO, YESTERDAY, LUDVIG, YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT UFOs. WHAT’S UP WITH THAT? >> WHAT’S UP WITH THAT? YEAH. THAT’S THE QUESTION, ISN’T IT? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT? YEAH, IT’S JUST SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN INTO THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. I THINK I’VE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY INTO MY GOLF, AND SOMETIMES, YOU JUST LOOK AT YOUR GOLF SWING AND TRY TO PRACTICE HARD, AND YOU DON’T REALLY GET THE RESULTS THAT YOU WANTED. IT CAN BE QUITE FRUSTRATING, AND I THINK IT’S BEEN ONE OFHOSE THINGS THAT I HAVE KIND OF TAKEN MY MIND OFF OF GOLF A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN, THE MORE YOU GO INTO IT, YOU JUST GET MORE QUESTIONS. IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T REALLY FIND ANY MORE ANSWERS, BUT IT’S VERY INTERESTING TO GO IN THERE AND KIND OF CHALLENGE SOME OF YOUR BELIEFS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HOLD. AND YOU KIND OF HAVE TO EXPAND YOUR MIND A LITTLE BIT, AND I THINK IT’S SUPER FASCINATING, BECAUSE IT ENCOMPASSES OR TOUCHES ON SO MANY DIFFERENT TOPICS AS WELL. I FIND IT REALLY INTERESTING. >> OVER TO LUKE ON ONE. >> HEY, VIKTOR. YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING ON THE RANGE YESTERDAY, I WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT, WHERE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GET TENTATIVE OR IT’S HARD TO TRUST IT ON THE GOLF COURSE, YOUR TAKEAWAY GETS A LITTLE ARMS-Y, AND YOU WANT TO FEEL LIKE YOU’RE EXTENDING AND REALLY WHIPPING THE CLUB AWAY. I’M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT. >> YEAH, I DON’T WANT TO GO TOO FAR DEEP INTO THE GOLF SWING, BUT IT’S JUST THE GOLF SWING JUST SEEMS SO COUNTERINTUITIVE, AND ALMOST PARADOXICAL SOMETIMES, WHERE I KNOW IF I LOOK AT MY 3D DATA, LIKE I — I ROTATE WAY FASTER AND WAY MORE THAN I USED TO DO WHEN I FIRST CAME OUT ON TOUR. SOME OF THAT IS BECAUSE I’M HITTING IT FURTHER. I’VE GOT MORE SPEED. I’M MORE DYNAMIC. SO, THEN, BY THAT DATA, I’VE TRIED TO ALMOST SLOW DOWN AND NOT ROTATE AS MUCH OFF THE BALL, BUT WHEN I DO, I JUST SPIN OPEN. SO, IT WAS ALMOST A LITTLE COUNTERINTUITIVE YESTERDAY WHERE I FELT ALMOST MORE DYNAMIC OFF THE BALL, BUT INSTEAD OF SPINNING AROUND, I WAS MOVING MORE UP AND BACK. SO, IT ALMOST KEPT ME MORE CENTERED AND MORE STILL. AND FROM THERE, I CAN ACTUALLY USE MY BODY LIKE I USED TO BEFORE AND NOT GET STUCK. SO, YEAH, IT’S — THAT’S THIS GAME. IT’S SO FICKLE. YOU TRY TO DO SOMETHING THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU’RE DOING, BUT SOMETIMES THAT’S NOT THE ANSWER. SO, IT’S JUST — IT’S VERY ELUSIVE. >> UP TOP THERE. MIC 16. >> VIKTOR, YOU ARE GENERALLY ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR PLAYERS ON TOUR. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR FANS THAT MIGHT BE ACTIVELY ROOTING AGAINST YOU THIS WEEK? >> I THINK YOU JUST GOT TO STICK TO YOUR GAME AND IF YOU PLAY WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME COMMENTS HERE AND THERE. THEY WON’T REALLY COME CLOSE TO THE THOUGHTS THAT I HAVE IN MY OWN HEAD, SO I THINK I’LL JUST LAUGH IT OFF FOR THE MOST PART. YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO