Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

lFrenchmanClement

Berardowasdisqualified

recentlyontheChallenge

Tourafterrunningoutof

balls.Ranked1,909thinthe

world,hewasten-over

after 15 holes.

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ItalianAndreaPavanhit

awedgefromtherough

tothreefeetattheBMW

InternationalOpen,

helpinghimwinthe

secondplay-offhole

against Matt Fitzpatrick.

Women’sPGA

Championship

AustralianHannahGreen

savedparwithafine

up-and-downfromthe

bunkeronthe18thtowin

herfirstMajorat

Hazeltine National.

Afterfinishingrunner-upsix

times,PhilMickelsonmay

havecometotherealisation

thathewillnevercomplete

the career Grand Slam.

@harrykaneIsitpossible to get any

closer!?#HoleInOne

Englandfootballcaptainandkeen

golferHarryKanereacts to a near

miss on the course.

1

Viktorfirststartedplayinggolfwhen

hisfatherbroughtasetofgolfclubs

backtoNorwayfromtheUSA.Born

inOsloin1997,the21-year-oldturned

downoffersfromprestigiousuniversities

likeTennesseeandTexasTechtoattend

OklahomaState,wherehebecamea

hugestar.HovlandandMatthewWolff

createdanintimidatingteamthatatone

stage was the best in the country.

2

Hovlandcreatedhistoryin 2019

thankstohisexploitsatThe

MastersandUSOpen.He

becamethefirstmansinceMattKuchar

in 1998 towinthelowamateuratboth

tournamentsinthesameseason.This

roundedoffanimmenselysuccessful

amateurcareerforHovland,inwhichhe

gottoNo.1intheWorldAmateurGolf

Rankingsandwonthe 2018 US Amateur

at Pebble Beach.

3

Viktorhasadmittedtobeinga

hugemetalfan.Mostofthetime

helistenstoMetallica,Tooland

SystemofaDown,whichhesayshelps

him get a lot of his golfing frustrations out.

3 THINGS YOU DIDN’TKNOW ABOUT...

SOCIAL CORNER

Viktor Hovland

“I’M NOT

GOING TO

WIN THE

US OPEN”

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NEWS WRAP

lAtthetenderageof23,

GeorgiaHallhasbeen

namedMBEintheQueen’s

BirthdayHonoursfollowing

her win at the 2018 Open.

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