Who is Viktor Hovland’s coach?

The Norwegian had the season of his life in 2023 after making some adjustments, so who is Viktor Hovland’s coach?

Hovland was already one of golf’s greatest young talents, highlighted by his success on the PGA and DP World Tours.

He is also a multiple European Ryder Cupper, however work with one coach looks to have transformed his game.

That man is Joseph Mayo, so here is a little bit more on who Hovland has worked with behind the scenes?

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Viktor Hovland’s old coach Joseph Mayo

At the start of the 2023 season, Hovland began working with Mayo, a highly respected coach in professional golf.

One of the pioneers in the use of the Trackman simulator in golf training, Mayo grew up in Cedar Grove, Tennessee.

The American teaches at The Summit Club for Discovery Land Company in Las Vegas and moved into coaching in 2008.

After suffering an eye injury which ended his volleyball career, Mayo found golf and started his first coaching job at a golf club in Palm Springs.

He then played poker professionally for around a decade before heading back to golf, where he began taking advantage of Trackman.

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While working in a retail golf store, Mayo sold one of the inventions for $25,000 and soon became an expert in the innovative technology.

That opened the door to working with high-profile golfers, none more-so than Viktor Hovland.

After the pair joined forces, Hovland won more than one tournament on the PGA Tour for the first time, on route to claiming the Tour Championship.

Hovland did not miss a cut all season and showed his talent at the major championships and then the Ryder Cup.

The biggest changes to Hovland’s game were his short game and strategy, transformed entirely by Mayo.

After winning the Memorial Tournament, Hovland said: “He suggested our course management, or our strategy is not very good.”

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“I didn’t have the short game that I have now.

“So, when you do end up on the downslope and you need to be able to spin the ball or slow the ball down, I just couldn’t do that.”
Mayo added: “I told him, ‘It’s not a birdie contest.

“This is a double-bogey-avoidance contest. At Oklahoma State, you could out-hit those guys, but you’re not going to outhit Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler.

“You have to outthink them, start playing chess.”

However, it was reported by the Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis before Hovland’s first tournament of 2024, The Sentry, that the Norweigan had parted ways with Mayo, ending his time with the transformative short game coach.

It is unclear if Hovland has hired a new coach to replace Mayo.

Previously, Hovland has worked on his short game with renowned coach Pete Cowen and had former player Denny Lucas as his ex-coach.