Viktor Hovland

Viktor Hovland, Norwegian professional golfer

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Born: September 18, 1997
Age in 2026: 29
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1997

About Viktor Hovland

Viktor Hovland is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He won the 2018 U.S. Amateur and reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2019. Hovland became the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour and on the European Tour. He has won seven times on the PGA Tour, including at the 2023 Tour Championship, resulting in his first FedEx Cup. Hovland became the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour (2020 Puerto Rico Open) and on the European Tour (2021 BMW International Open). Five years later, in 2014, Hovland won the Norwegian Amateur Golf Championship as a 16-year-old.

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Career and life highlights

Hovland won the 2018 U.S.

Viktor Hovland timeline

2014Five years later, in 2014, Hovland won the Norwegian Amateur Golf Championship as a 16-year-old.
2018Hovland won the 2018 U.S.
2018He won the 2018 U.S. Amateur and reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2019.
2020Hovland became the first Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour (2020 Puerto Rico Open) and on the European Tour (2021 BMW International Open).
2023He has won seven times on the PGA Tour, including at the 2023 Tour Championship, resulting in his first FedEx Cup.

The world when Viktor Hovland was born

Viktor Hovland was born in 1997. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1997

#1 song"Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John
Top movieTitanic
Top TV showSeinfeld
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentTiger Woods wins the Masters at age 21 by 12 strokes
Top headlinePrincess Diana dies in Paris car crash
Technology milestoneDeep Blue beats Garry Kasparov at chess
Defining fadTamagotchi virtual pets
Notable inventionWiFi (IEEE 802.11 standard)
World population5.85 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championFlorida Marlins (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population267.6M

1997 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Viktor Hovland's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1997	2026
Gas	$1.23	$3.45/gal
Average home	$121,800	$435,000
Average income	$46,179	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.59	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	267.6M	341 million

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