Viktor Hovland previews the WM Phoenix Open and explains why this week feels like “complete chaos” — including the pressure of hitting shots on the famous 16th with a crowd that will let you hear it.
He also addresses the headlines around Brooks Koepka returning and Patrick Reed having a pathway back, plus a deep dive into his gear testing (two drivers in the bag) and why his 60° wedge is still a work in progress.
Topics in this interview:
• Phoenix Open chaos + handling rowdy crowds
• Koepka/Reed return talk & “precedent”
• Driver testing: launch, spin consistency, and the “high right” miss
• Wedges & technique: why the 60° stays
• Offseason in Norway + why he skipped Hawai‘i
Drop a comment: Is Phoenix the best atmosphere in golf?
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4 Comments
If anyone will speak his mind, it’s Viktor
On the one hand the PGAT want those players to play for them so they cannot shut them out forever. On the other hand they want to deter people from leaving them so they need to put a fine on them. This ofc is not a free market approach, at all.
Another issue is the supposed merger/collaboration between those tours. It seems the PGAT want to sit this one out and hope for LIV to go away.
Hovland favorite PGA player, Yes PGA has a problem with players leaving and returning with filled pockets.
They should rename this tournament "The douchebag Open". This is not golf, it's 100% drunkenness and douchbaggery.