Viktor Hovland has opened up on suffering a freak toe break injury in his bedroom on the eve of the 2025 PGA Tour campaign – as he confirmed he still plans to feature in the season opener at The Sentry.
The 27-year-old has already experienced a break from action in recent times after taking four months away from playing to work on his swing, alongside nursing a wrist injury. The Norwegian was spotted walking with a noticeable limp as he practised his chipping and putting this week at the Plantation course at Kapalua.
Taking to Instagram, Hovland confirmed that he had broken his toe after stubbing on the side of his bed during the night after making the 24-hour trip to Hawaii from his home country. Now, he has revealed further details of the circumstances behind the freak injury as he vowed to still take part in The Sentry event between Jan. 2-5.
Seeing the funny side of the ordeal, Hovland said ahead of the tournament: “It’s the best one to break. I got up in the middle of the night and was going to turn down the lights and get ready for bed and I stubbed it on the bed frame. It happens.”
Looking ahead to his return from his 122-day break, the Norwegian did concede that he may struggle walking around the Plantation course this week. He admitted: “I think the walk is going to be the toughest part this week,” before revealing: “The swing is feeling better and better.”
The world No. 8 looked back over the circumstances surrounding his decision to take a four-month hiatus from playing too as he reflected on falling short of glory at the PGA Championship and in FedEx Cup playoff the event. He said: “From a feel standpoint, it was as bad as it could have felt.
“It’s cool to look back that I almost won a major, almost won a playoff event, got to the Tour Championship. I think I’ve got to take that with me a little more and tell myself it’s better than what it feels like.”
He also spoke about the work he has done on his game during his time away. He acknowledged: “You do have to look at it from the basics. You have to question everything. If you try to work on stuff and it’s not changing the picture the way you want it to, you have to look at the basics.
“That’s when things tends to go awry when you play bad. You have a couple of fundamental changes, you compensate on top of that and then your mind can spin.”
In addition, Hovland confirmed that he has parted company with swing coach Joe Mayo, adding: “We disagreed a bit about the way forward, what is best for me. I feel that I have learned so much now and have so much competence that I dont need anyone to hold my hand anymore.
Its always good to have someone to watch what Im doing, check out the steps Im taking. So I send some videos to another coach, but hes more like a consultant. I am the one in charge of my own turn.”
Leave a Reply