Buckley: Viktor Hovland is in love. With Memphis’ TPC Southwind.
PGA golfer Viktor Hovland reacts to a missed putt during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship Aug. 12, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
She wasn’t exactly kind to him a year ago. But Viktor Hovland has fallen for her anyway.
He’s downright smitten.
With TPC Southwind, that is.
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