US Edition‘What Precedent Are You Setting?’ Tour Star Questions Koepka-Reed Moves
Hovland questions fairness of PGA Tour's Returning Member Program allowing ex-LIV players to return with reduced penalties, raising concerns about future precedents and deterrence.
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Viktor Hovland Flags PGA Tour’s ‘Tricky Position’ as Brooks Koepka Returns
Viktor Hovland is at TPC Scottsdale to play in the WM Phoenix Open, which will be his 2026 PGA Tour season debut. The Norwegian started the year in Dubai, playing in the DP World Tour’s Hero Desert Classic, where he finished tied for 14th.Naturally, despite being on the other side of the Atlantic, recent events on the PGA Tour have not escaped his attention. Brooks Koepka’s return to the American-based circuit and the possibility of other former…
‘What precedent are you setting?’ Hovland questions Koepka-Reed moves - Irish Golfer Magazine
Viktor Hovland feels the PGA Tour has set a dangerous precedent after they allowed Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed to return following their departures from LIV Golf. Koepka teed it up in last week’s Farmers Insurance Open and will do so again at the Waste Management Phoenix Open while Reed will be allowed to play as a non member from August 25th before retaining full membership in 2027. Hovland, who once toyed with a move to LIV himself, believe…
The fourth season of the Saudi dissident circuit LIV starts this Wednesday in Riyadh against the background of major departures (Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed) and recruitments less bling-bling than at its launch, including Frenchman Victor Perez.
After quiet winter, Viktor Hovland returns to tour at raucous WM Phoenix Open
Viktor Hovland enjoyed an extended holiday season at home in Norway with family and friends.Now, he's ready to go from the serenity to his first PGA Tour start of the season on Thursday at the notoriously rocking WM Phoenix Open, where he said he's ready to "embrace the chaos.""Every season kind of lives its own life, and it's fun to start a new year and see what it's going to lead to. Excited to get started here," he said Tuesday at TPC Scottsd…
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