Hovland made 2023 his official coming-out party. The 26-year-old Norwegian was a three-time winner, including two playoff events, and claimed the PGA Tour’s season-long FedEx Cup thanks to playoff victories at both the BMW Championship and Tour Championship. Across 23 events he was in the top 25 18 times and finished nine of those events inside the top 10. He didn’t miss a single cut. Talk about consistency.
Oh yeah, he also ended the 2023 Ryder Cup with a 3-1-1 record, including a 4-and-3 drubbing of Collin Morikawa in Sunday singles.