Viktor Hovland had a strong Sunday at the BMW Championship.
He shot a 6-under 65 and finished at 2 under for the week to secure a spot in the field for next week’s Tour Championship. The highlight of Hovland’s day came on the par-3 second hole, when his 6-iron tee shot from 203 yards away went in the hole.
Not only did Hovland record a hole-in-one, he also helped one student go to college for free.
BMW will make a donation to an Evans Scholar in Hovland’s name. The full, four-year tuition and housing scholarship worth $125,000 will be awarded later this year.
“That’s incredible,” Hovland said when told about the donation. “The hole-in-one obviously was nice for me, and while it didn’t move me up the leaderboard that much, for it to actually mean something is really cool. I hope that goes a long way.”
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Viktor Hovland with the first hole-in-one of this year's #FedExCup Playoffs 👏 pic.twitter.com/3htpDbVCWG
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All proceeds from the BMW Championship benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides full tuition and housing college scholarships to hardworking young caddies with financial need and strong academic records. Since 2007, BMW has contributed more than $40 million to the Evans Scholars Foundation. Hovland’s shot marks the sixth time BMW has awarded a hole-in-one scholarship and the first time since Jason Day recorded an ace in 2017.
“This generous contribution is one of many ways BMW shows its support for our mission of sending deserving young caddies to college,” said John Kaczkowski, President and CEO of the Western Golf Association and the Evans Scholars Foundation. “We’re grateful to have BMW as our title sponsor and partner, and we’re thrilled to use this donation to fund a full Evans Scholarship.”
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