About this episode
Smylie Kaufman is joined by six-time PGA Tour victor, winner of the 2023 Tour Championship and FedEx Cup, and the de facto MVP of the 2023 Ryder Cup - Viktor Hovland. Viktor covers everything from how he got hooked on death metal, to the transformative short game work he did this year with Joe Mayo, to his chip-in (with Smylie's call!) on the first hole at the Ryder Cup. 1:54 Ryder Cup songs + what he's been up to since 5:40 The origins of his golf game 14:02 How he got into death metal 16:41 College years at Oklahoma State 21:00 Early pro years and "Big Three" with Morikawa & Wolff 23:58 Short game work with Joe Mayo (video breakdown) 42:31 Smylie's prediction on Golf Digest pod 47:18 Smylie covering Viktor's Friday AM foursomes group at Ryder Cup 53:11 Playing with Ludvig Åberg