{"id":114030,"date":"2025-09-02T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/114030\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:08:06","slug":"watch-viktor-hovland-baffle-golf-reporter-with-deadpan-response-to-ryder-cup-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/114030\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Viktor Hovland baffle golf reporter with deadpan response to Ryder Cup question"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viktor Hovland had golf fans in stitches after he tried and failed spectacularly at ‘being serious for one second’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Norwegian PGA Tour<\/a> golfer was named among Luke Donald’s six wildcards to represent the European team for this month’s Ryder Cup matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hovland, 27, is set to make<\/a> his third appearance in the blue and gold at Bethpage Black from 26-28 September.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overall, Hovland has a 3-4-3 in the biennial contest. He endured a tough debut at Whistling Straits in 2021, only collecting a single point in Europe’s record 19-9 defeat.<\/p>\n

But he improved on that significantly two years ago, contributing 4.5 points for Luke Donald’s dozen in their five-point win over Team USA at Marco Simone in Italy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hovland was particularly formidable in the foursomes, teaming up with Ludvig Aberg to smash World No.1 Scottie Scheffler<\/a> and Brooks Koepka<\/a> 9&7.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This was brought up by Golf Channel’s Cara Banks as she quizzed the golfer about what it feels like to represent Europe for the third time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She also asked Hovland<\/a> what language the duo communicated in on the golf course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We have a Norwegian and a Swede, can you just tell us what language you are speaking on the golf course?”<\/p>\n

Hovland’s reply?<\/p>\n

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“Mandarin.”<\/p>\n

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It’s easy to see why Hovland is known as the goofy joker in the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You can see him running the joke through his head before he says it out loud,” one X user wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another added: “Europe are winning this by 10.”<\/p>\n

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Wrote this person: “He’s so unserious. I love him.”<\/p>\n

“He was a lion for us in Rome”<\/p>\n

On a more serious note, captain Donald explained Europe will need Hovland to be at his absolute best if they are to have any chance of winning on away soil.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No away team has won the Ryder Cup<\/a> since the Miracle at Medinah in 2012.<\/p>\n

Donald said he is a massive fan of Hovland.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Look at his energy and his smile,” he said. “He is one of my favourite humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I am always so impressed with how dedicated he is to his craft. He was a lion of us in Rome and he will continue to be that in Bethpage.”<\/p>\n

Hovland said it was unbelievable to get the call from Donald once again.<\/p>\n

“I can feel my palms are getting really sweaty and I’m super excited to get going,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It is hard to describe [how it feels to play in a Ryder Cup], golf is an individual sport and I do really miss the team aspect of golf that I had in college and so when you get to represent 11 other guys and your captain it feels like you are part of something a lot bigger than yourself.”<\/p>\n

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