Viktor Hovlands deadly edge has Tour Championship hole looking like an ice bucket

The cup may have looked regulation-size to everyone else at East Lake.Viktor Hovland’s confidence, however, appeared to have changed its dimensions.CBS commentator Johnson Wagner said East Lake offered ideal conditions for a player who no longer expected to miss.“These green complexes here at East Lake, the grass on them are perfect,” Wagner said.

“So when you are rolling the rock and have as much confidence as Viktor Hovland does with that flat stick, this is the exact kind of place you want to play because you just feel like you’re never going to miss a putt.”Wagner is convinced this confidence has made East Lake look easy to Hovland.“I wonder what size that hole looks to him,” Wagner said.

“Probably looks like an ice bucket.” California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.Please provide a valid email.

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Hovland shot a 5-under 65 to reach 15 under and take a one-stroke Tour Championship lead over Ryan Gerard.He made six birdies against one bogey, then closed birdie-birdie to move three clear of the group tied for third.Hovland sounded equally confident afterward.“If I can keep hitting fairways and give myself a few more looks, I think I’m pretty deadly with that putter,” Hovland told CBS’ Amanda Balionis.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!The numbers explain that deadly edge.

Data Golf calculated that Hovland gained 2.12 strokes putting during the third round.He gained only 0.16 strokes tee to green, meaning nearly all of his 2.28-stroke advantage over the field c...