CROMWELL, Conn. — Viktor Hovland clinched the Vacationers Championship Monday morning with a 7-foot birdie putt on the primary gap of the playoff to cap off a wild rally, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler lacking a 4-foot birdie putt.
Scheffler needed to make an 8-foot par in close to darkness Sunday night time to clinch a playoff berth.
Hovland and Scheffler returned for one gap and there was no lack of drama or ambiance. On the 18th par-4, each gamers hit the middle of the green. Because the roughly 3,000 followers surrounding the inexperienced cheered, Scheffler hit his method shut.
Hovland responded the identical means he closed a two-shot deficit on Sunday’s again 9 by shifting his method to six toes. A downhill birdie putt with a pointy break from left to proper simply barely hit the within proper aspect of the cup.
Scheffler had just a little an excessive amount of influence and flipped it to the skin left, however the ball rolled to the left aspect.
“Actually, when (the putt) went in, it felt just a little surreal,” Hovland, who gained for the primary time this season, informed Golf Channel. “It was worrying, however yeah, it is unbelievable. After he hit this shut, I knew I needed to do my finest to beat him.”
Hovland gained his tenth world championship and his eighth on the PGA Tour. His earlier win was the Valspar Championship in March 2025.
It was the fourth runner-up end this yr for Schaeffler, who opened the season with a win at American Categorical within the California desert.
There was a vigorous dialog main as much as the playoffs. A gaggle of Norwegian followers visiting Boston for the World Cup wore soccer uniforms and shouted “Hovland!” as he approached the golf ball within the fairway. The People began “Scott Ty Scheffler!” chant to drown them out.
Norway will subsequent play a World Cup match in Scheffler’s hometown of Dallas.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
