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Aaron Rai vs Viktor Hovland: PGA Tour comparison

Aaron Rai and Viktor Hovland have played 60 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2021 to 2026). Viktor Hovland finished ahead in 35 of them and Aaron Rai in 21. They finished level in 1. Aaron Rai is No. 16 and Viktor Hovland No. 13 in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of October 16, 2026).

Results through August 23, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

2026 season

Aaron Rai and Viktor Hovland: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureAaron RaiViktor Hovland
Starts2019
Wins11
Top-10 finishes24
Cuts made1315
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.9769.47

Individual events in StatsNext’s records. Average per round is strokes over all rounds played, across different courses and pars.

Since 2017

Aaron Rai and Viktor Hovland: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureAaron RaiViktor Hovland
World rankingNo. 16No. 13
Starts127150
Wins210
Top-10 finishes1435
Cuts made91129
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.9069.45

Individual events in StatsNext’s records from the 2017 season. Team events are not counted.

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Aaron Rai and Viktor Hovland: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureAaron RaiViktor Hovland
Strokes gained: total+1.16+2.91
Off the tee+0.19+0.14
Approach+1.40+1.54
Around the green-0.05+0.39
Putting-0.39+0.84
Tournaments with strokes gained1516

Each tournament’s figure is the week’s total strokes gained, averaged over tournaments with strokes-gained data (majors publish none). Positive is better than the field.

Recent strokes gained form

Aaron Rai and Viktor Hovland: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryAaron Rai, last 8Viktor Hovland, last 8Aaron Rai, last 24Viktor Hovland, last 24
Total-0.78+0.31+0.05+1.49
Tee to green-0.62-0.80+0.35+0.81
Ball striking-0.31-0.29+0.43+0.85
Off the tee-0.32+0.03+0.06+0.29
Approach+0.01-0.31+0.37+0.56
Around the green-0.32-0.51-0.09-0.04
Putting-0.16+1.11-0.30+0.68

Per round, from each golfer’s stored rounds with every category published (majors publish no round strokes gained). Ball striking = off the tee + approach. Strokes gained leaders

Head-to-head in the same events

The latest 20 of 60. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Aaron Rai vs Viktor Hovland: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentAaron Rai finishViktor Hovland finishFinished ahead
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16T33Aaron Rai
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63T19Viktor Hovland
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTNeither finished
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUTT13Viktor Hovland
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT301Viktor Hovland
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11CUTAaron Rai
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenCUT3Viktor Hovland
May 14, 2026PGA Championship1CUTAaron Rai
Apr 9, 2026Masters Tournament48T18Viktor Hovland
Mar 19, 2026Valspar ChampionshipCUTCUTNeither finished
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipCUTT13Viktor Hovland
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT28T41Aaron Rai
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT73T58Viktor Hovland
Aug 7, 2025FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT22T32Aaron Rai
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT34T63Aaron Rai
Jul 10, 2025Genesis Scottish OpenT47T11Viktor Hovland
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT17W/DAaron Rai
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT333Viktor Hovland
May 29, 2025the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayCUTT25Viktor Hovland
May 15, 2025PGA ChampionshipT19T28Aaron Rai

A golfer who made the cut finished ahead of one who missed it, withdrew or was disqualified; two golfers tied for a position are level.

Recent finishes

Aaron Rai: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT29
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUT
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT30
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenCUT
Viktor Hovland: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 27, 2026TOUR Championship2
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT33
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT19
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenT13
Jun 25, 2026Travelers Championship1
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenCUT
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian Open3

Courses they have both played

Top 12 of 43 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Aaron Rai and Viktor Hovland: records on courses both have played
CourseAaron Rai startsAaron Rai bestViktor Hovland startsViktor Hovland best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge311th82nd
Muirfield Village Golf Club419th61st
The Renaissance Club54th511th
TPC River Highlands417th61st
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)414th63rd
TPC Southwind516th52nd
Augusta National Golf Club227th77th
Pebble Beach Golf Links340th612th
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)66th32nd
East Lake Golf Club123rd71st
The Riviera Country Club328th54th
Colonial Country Club412th316th

A course is the tournament’s listed venue. Best finish counts made cuts only.

How to read this

  • 60 shared events are the individual PGA Tour events both golfers played in StatsNext’s records. Field, course and conditions change from event to event, so a record against one golfer describes the past rather than predicting the next meeting.
  • Finishes are as the tour published them; strokes gained is the tour’s published value, compared with the field in the same round.

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