Hovland was confounding as ever at the Valspar Championship. His confidence was so low that he arrived at Innisbrook uncertain if he was even going to play, and then five days later he delivered two clutch swings during the toughest stretch on the Copperhead course to rally for a one-shot victory he never saw coming.

Viktor Hovland tamed the Snake Pit, making birdies on two of the final three holes at the Copperhead Course to edge Justin Thomas by one stroke and win the 2025 Valspar Championship on Sunday in Palm Harbor,

Viktor Hovland found a swing that worked down the tough closing stretch at Innisbrook on Sunday, making three late birdies to rally past Justin Thomas with a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory in the Valspar Championship.