Tommy Fleetwood Rory Macilroy Xander Schauffele Viktor Hovland Pga Tour Luke Donald Sepp Straka Usa Norway Austria Czech Republic golf Rory McIlroy Sport cup on Tommy Fleetwood Rory Macilroy Xander Schauffele Viktor Hovland Pga Tour Luke Donald Sepp Straka Usa Norway Austria Czech Republic

Viktor Hovland on verge of FedEx Cup glory

rte.ie

Norwegian Viktor Hovland is closing in on his first FedEx Cup title as he surged to a six-stroke lead in Atlanta on Saturday.Hovland started the Tour Championship tournament on eight under par on the handicap system as the number two seed due to his good form over the year, and pushed away from American Xander Schauffele who sits in second place.He said the tournament has felt like more of a sprint then a marathon but "it's hard to win the FedEx Cup if you haven’t played well the last few weeks"."It’s just a great list of names that’s won the tournament… and it would be awesome to have my name on there."Like, putting it all together, I don’t think I’ve ever played this well before, with this stretch, just putting all the short game and stuff together." FULL LEADERBOARD The 25-year-old hit a four under par 66 to finish the day on 20 under, landing five birdies and one bogey to get closer to the 18 million dollar prize that comes with the trophy.Rory McIlroy won the title last year and holds the most FedEx Cup wins with three, but sits tied for eighth on nine under par.Austrian Sepp Straka gave Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, who has been at the DP World Tour’s Czech Masters this week to keep a close eye on potential selections, a nudge with seven birdies in a joint best of the day 65.That score, matched by England’s Tommy Fleetwood who is certain to be in the team for Rome next month, lifted him into a tie for 11th on eight under.

Related News
LONDON, FLORIDA: After cementing his legacy as one of the most dominant players of his generation with a fifth major championship win at this year’s PGA Championship and a runner-up finish at the 2023 Masters, Brooks Koepka was on Tuesday named as one of six players selected for the 2023 US Ryder Cup team by captain Zach Johnson.
Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.