{"id":154098,"date":"2025-09-22T23:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/154098\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:56:11","slug":"single-viktor-hovland-found-perfect-date-at-ryder-cup-before-iconic-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/154098\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Viktor Hovland found perfect date at Ryder Cup before iconic photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viktor Hovland could be set for another awkward appearance at the Ryder Cup gala this week.<\/p>\n

The Team Europe star was involved in a string of funny snaps during the 2023 edition of the event.<\/p>\n

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Hovland will be hoping for a repeat of his stunning form from the 2023 Ryder Cup this monthCredit: AFP\"ROME,<\/a><\/p>\n

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However, the Team Europe star could do without recreating a pair of viral momentsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Hovland will once again be part of Luke Donald’s squad after being named as one of six captain’s picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It will be his third consecutive Ryder Cup<\/a> appearance, although he caught the eye off the course just as much as on it two years ago in Italy.<\/p>\n

The Norwegian was put in a tricky position two days prior to the start of the event at Marco Simone in Rome.<\/p>\n

Hovland had been left without a date for the gala as the only member of Team Europe without a wife or girlfriend.<\/p>\n

I’m Ryder Cup strategist and Europe have gone to extreme lengths for New York<\/p>\n

As his team-mates made their way to the special dinner hand-in-hand with their partners, Hovland looked set to make the walk on his own.<\/p>\n

However, the world number 15 was spared the embarrassment at the last moment<\/a> by a Ryder Cup legend.<\/p>\n

Vice-captain Jose Maria Olazabal instead partnered Hovland, with the pair even holding hands as they were pictured alongside the rest of the team.<\/p>\n

They could be seen laughing during the light-hearted moment in the Italian capital.<\/p>\n

Another snap later showed Hovland receiving a helping hand with his tie from Tommy Fleetwood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old would go on to have an impressive weekend as the Europeans clinched the Ryder Cup in dominant fashion.<\/p>\n

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Hovland saw the funny side as the only single member of Team Europe two years agoCredit: Getty\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Norwegian was joined by Ryder Cup legend Olazabal as they made their way to the galaCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

He ended the event with a 3-1-1 record including a record-breaking foursomes victory<\/a> alongside Ludvig Aberg.<\/p>\n

Their 9&7 win over Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka is the biggest 18-hole match triumph in Ryder Cup history.<\/p>\n

Hovland ultimately secured 3.5 points for the hosts across his five matches as they sealed a 16.5 – 11.5 victory.<\/p>\n

The win cued wild celebrations at Marco Simone as the players were joined by their wives and girlfriends again.<\/p>\n

This prompted another iconic photo involving Hovland and Olazabal<\/a>, although they were able to see the funny side once again.<\/p>\n

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Hovland and Olazabal paired up once again to celebrate the European’s victoryCredit: Getty\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

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The wives and girlfriends joined Hovland for one final iconic snap at Marco SimoneCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

As the rest of the team kissed their partners in front of the cameras, the duo stood side by side with beaming smiles.<\/p>\n

Hovland was later joined by the WAGs for another snap, holding up the trophy as they posed around him.<\/p>\n

Is Viktor Hovland single?<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old could be put in a similar situation at the 2025 Ryder Cup<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n

Team Europe and Team USA will once again clash in the 45th staging of the event at Bethpage Black in New York from September 26 to 28.<\/p>\n

As in Rome two years ago, Hovland heads into the event without a partner and is currently single.<\/p>\n

He has tasted success on the course this year, though, winning his seventh PGA Tour<\/a> event.<\/p>\n

That victory came back in March at the Valspar Championship as Hovland finished one shot clear of Justin Thomas in Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viktor Hovland could be set for another awkward appearance at the Ryder Cup gala this week. The Team…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[5904,70618,6547,101,10823,56,54,55,14693],"class_list":{"0":"post-154098","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-jose-maria-olazabal","10":"tag-ryder-cup","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-team-europe","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-viktor-hovland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}