Viktor Hovland

Viktor Hovland, out of Nordics, rates 83 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Tour Winner, with iron play the clear peak of the profile at A.

• At B, Hovland's power rating is a step below the pool average (38th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 59 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• At B+, Hovland's accuracy rating is well above the pool average (79th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• At A, Hovland's iron play rating is top-tier (97th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 3 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game sits at B+ for Hovland, modestly above average across the 2025–26 pool: 35 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting sits at B for Hovland, a mild soft spot across the 2025–26 pool: 56 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ B+ — a shade above the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve A- — comfortably above tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; 16 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency A- — comfortably above tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; 18 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at A for Hovland, among the very best in the pool across the 2025–26 pool: only 6 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A solid tour winner's profile — no glaring weakness, a rating comfortably above the pool average, and enough all-around game to be a threat most weeks without a single standout attribute.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Tom Kim (93% similar), Alex Smalley (92% similar) and Ryan Gerard (92% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Tom Kim,
• Alex Smalley,
• Ryan Gerard

Of the 24 events on the schedule, U.S. Open, THE PLAYERS Championship and the Memorial Tournament suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• U.S. Open — Major
• THE PLAYERS Championship — Flagship
• the Memorial Tournament — Marquee

At $6M (B tier), Viktor Hovland leaves $39M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 32 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, putting and accuracy) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Sam Burns ($8M) and Scottie Scheffler ($10M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Sam Burns ($8M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M)

2023 FedExCup champ; approach game rebounded 2026. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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