Before the final round of the Heroes World Challenge, many people were optimistic that Colin Morikawa would win the championship and reach the top of the world at the age of 24. But after a round of ups and downs, the championship eventually went to another 24-year-old, Victor Hovland.
24-year-old "Gemini"
Colin Morikawa and Victor Hoveland are currently among the top 10 players in the world rankings, who are under the age of 25, both born after Tiger Woods turned professional, and both switched careers in 2019 to enter the PGA Tour together.
In addition to being 24 years old, both Morikawa and Hoveland made their debuts in the Tiger Woods East race and both won in competitions they played before coming to the Heroes World Challenge (Colin Morikawa – DP World Tour Challenge; Victor Hoveland – Global Tech Mayakoba Championship).
This year's Ryder Cup, in which Morizawa and Hoveland drew in the final round of the individual match, were evenly matched; the two shared an apartment in the Bahamas and were also good friends.
They are all the best of the new generation of players, and they have a lot in common, but of course there are gaps.
After switching careers, Colin Morikawa played in 61 matches and 6 championships, including 2 Grand Slams. Hoffran has won five of his 62 matches but has yet to win a Grand Slam title.
The main thing is the difference between the Grand Slams.
Hoffland's brilliant amateur period
Although there are no Grand Slam titles yet, Victor Hovland has made a name for himself through Grand Slams as early as his amateur years.
(Hovland wins silver cup for the 2019 Masters)
In 2019, as an amateur, Hoveland won the T32 at the Masters; then finished T12 at the U.S. Open with a total of 280, setting the lowest number of strokes played by an amateur player in the 100-year history of the U.S. Open, surpassing Jack Nicklaus's record of 282 in 1960.
(Hovland wins the 2018 U.S. Amateur Championship)
In 2018, Hovland also won the U.S. Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach, known as the "Amateur Grand Slam".
In 2019, Hovland turned professional as the number one amateur in the world, and the young man from Norway has been a high-profile rising star in the high world.
Won the "Hero Game" and the Grand Slam booking?
Last week's Heroes World Challenge, while not part of any tour and without FedEx Cup points, was a gold-worthy title, both in terms of line-up strength and course difficulty.
This invitational tournament hosted by Tiger is somewhat of an "exhibition game", and the stars are indeed working hard to "show off their skills", with countless wonderful shots in each round. Although albany can play a low number of shots, it also sets many traps, and if you are not careful, you may make mistakes.
("Where did the ball go")
In the fierce final round, the pressure caused Colin Morikawa, who led the 5-shot lead, to collapse, while Victor Hoveland, who was 6 shots behind after 54 holes, was able to become the "most beautiful boy in the game" with back-to-back eagle balls!
After winning the Heroes World Challenge, Victor Hoveland scored 48 world ranking points (only 46 at the DP World Tour Championship in the final european tour) and reached a career-high 7th place.
Three of the world's top 10 players who have yet to win a Grand Slam are Olympic champion Zander Sheophile, PGA Tour Player of the Year last season Patrick Cantley and Victor Hoveland.
Although Hoveland has not yet broken into the top ten of the Grand Slam after turning professional, he can successfully defend the title with a borrowed No. 1 wood in the Global Tech Mayakoba Championship, and now after the experience of the Hero World Challenge, I don't know if the "Wonder Boy" will "insert a team" next year and break through the Grand Slam before the two predecessors in front of him?
But interestingly, Victor Hovland has won 5 titles from all over the world, but none of them have been won in the United States, maybe he should break through this spell first?
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