Viktor Hovland will be celebrating his 28th birthday a week before the Ryder Cup begins, and he is hoping the celebration can last through the end of September.
Hovland is a budding golf star, winning the FedEx Cup in 2023 at just 25 years old.
He is longing for a major championship, but he has made quite a nice living in his short time on Tour.
Viktor Hovland reacts after a putt on the 18th hole during the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. (Adam Cairns/USA TODAY Sports / IMAGN)
Joining in 2020, Hovland has already earned $37,130,745 in winnings after racking up nearly $13.5 million overseas.
In 132 events, Hovland has 24 top-fives, five runner-ups and seven victories.
Two of those wins came in back-to-back weeks when he won the 2023 BMW Championship and the Tour Championship.
Viktor Hovland (right) high-fives golfer Tyrrell Hatton (left) after a putt on the ninth hole during the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports / IMAGN)
The first of those came with $3.6 million, but he hit it big with that Tour Championship, as it clinched him a FedEx Cup title.
That got him a bonus of $18 million that is not included in his career earnings. So, Hovland has made nearly $69 million already.
Overall, Hovland has struggled in the Ryder Cup, going 3-4-3 in his 10 career matches. However, that is largely because of an 0-3-2 showing in 2021 when all of Europe was dominated.
In Europe's win two years ago, Hovland went 3-1-1, including a 9 & 7 victory against Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka while paired with Ludvig Aberg.
Viktor Hovland hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the 44th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club. (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports / IMAGN)
Hovland will be back in the visitors' clubhouse this year, and recent history is not on their side. A road team has not won the Ryder Cup in 13 years.