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2024 BMW Championship
PGA Tour
Castle Pines Golf Club
Denver, Colorado, USA
22-25 August 2024
Viktor Hovland will be eager to become the second golfer to win back-to-back
BMW Championship titles after Patrick Cantlay.
What to know about Hovland
The Norwegian golfer is the reigning FedExCup champion and he has won 10 professional tournaments including two World Wide Technology Championships.
Hovland is one of the PGA Tour's bright young stars, with six victories in his first five years, including the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
News
The man nicknamed Hov took part in the recent FedEx St. Jude Championship where he mounted a serious challenge for the title and finished second.
Hovland is placed eighth on the Official World Golf Rankings and his best OWGR ranking is third place.
Why Hovland is among the favourites
Hov shot a final round course-record 61 to win the 2023 BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago, Illinois.
Hovland is coming into this year's event oozing with confidence after finishing second at the St. Jude Championship and he will be confident of retaining his title.
Quotes
“I think I was in bed by 7 last night. Had a good night's sleep even though it was an early morning tee time this morning," Hovland said after the 2024 St. Jude Championship.
"It's important to just be out here, get your work done, and then just go inside and rest up. I've been utilizing the cold plunges out here, as well.
“Just trying to recover as much as possible, but obviously keep working and trying to get better for the rest of the week.”
The last five BMW Championship winners
2019 - Justin Thomas (USA)
2020 - Jon Rahm (Spain)
2021 - Patrick Cantlay (USA)
2022 - Patrick Cantlay (USA)
2023 - Viktor Hovland (Norway)
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