PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Viktor Hovland won the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, and it was easy to see why this week at the U.S. Open.
In his return trip to the Monterey Peninsula, Hovland ended the week as low amateur after shooting 69-73-71-67 to finish at 4-under 280, the lowest 72-hole score by an amateur in U.S. Open history. The new mark broke Jack Nicklaus' record of 282 at Cherry Hills in 1960.
“It's obviously cool to perform such a thing,” Hovland said. “And I hope that this will feed or I can feed off of this going into my professional career and do more things like this and be in contention of winning tournaments.