To say the Norwegian announcers doing the broadcast on Eurosport got excited when Hovland’s putt rammed in the back of the hole would be an understatement.
Impatience has become the hallmark of this iteration of the next generation in professional golf, represented by a trio of players determined to prove that the future already has arrived.
A happy-go-lucky 20-year-old from Norway put a capper on a marvellous run through the 118th US Amateur, defeating upstart Devon Bling of California, 6&5, to become the first player from his country to capture the Havemeyer Trophy.