Hovland, Masters low am, scores seat by Woods in Butler cabin
4/14/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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Oklahoma State's Viktor Hovland earned a spot in Masters history as he accepted the Silver Cup beside Tiger Woods on Sunday
Oklahoma State junior Hovland was among four amateurs to make the cut at Augusta National, and at 3 under, earned low-amateur honors by one shot over Alvaro Ortiz, the Latin America Amateur winner. An amateur has not finished under par at the Masters since Hideki Matsuyama (1 under) did it in 2011. Before that, Ryan Moore finished at 1 under in 2005.
“I can’t be much happier than I am right now and it feels great to have coach (Alan Bratton) on the bag,” Hovland said from Butler cabin. “He’s seen me play a lot and he’s caddied out here before, so he really did a nice job of making me feel comfortable out here. I could have been a mess out there. He really made me relax.”
Hovland has won three stroke-play titles this college season, and is the No. 1-ranked player in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Rankings. He is the fourth Oklahoma State player to be the low amateur at the Masters, and is also the first Norwegian to ever play in the Masters.
"It fits."#themasters pic.twitter.com/K6qW9DlXCJ
— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) April 14, 2019
After Augusta, it will be a quick trip back to Stillwater, Okla.
“Back to school tomorrow and grind it out and try to get the repeat at nationals,” Hovland said of his immediate plans.
Want to cruise down Magnolia Lane with twitterless Viktor for the first time during @TheMasters week? We thought so. Enjoy! #okstate #golfschool pic.twitter.com/4qt8WT91Mq
— Oklahoma State Golf (@OSUCowboyGolf) April 14, 2019
After Ortiz at 2 under, UCLA sophomore Devon Bling had the next-best finish. He was solo 55th at 3 over. Takumi Kanaya backed up a third-round 68 with a final-round 78 to finish the week at 5 over and tied for 58th.
Results: The Masters
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T32 | , Norway | 700 | 72-71-71-71=285 | |
| T36 | , Mexico | 700 | 73-71-73-69=286 | |
| 55 | Ridgecrest, CA | 500 | 74-73-71-73=291 | |
| T58 | , Japan | 500 | 73-74-68-78=293 | |
| MC | Jacksonville, FL | 0 | 77-71=148 |
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