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Hideki Matsuyama vs Viktor Hovland: PGA Tour comparison

Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland have played 112 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2019 to 2026). Viktor Hovland finished ahead in 52 of them and Hideki Matsuyama in 49. They finished level in 8. Hideki Matsuyama is No. 25 and Viktor Hovland No. 13 in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of October 16, 2026).

Results through August 30, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

2026 season

Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureHideki MatsuyamaViktor Hovland
Starts2419
Wins01
Top-10 finishes64
Cuts made2415
Best finish2nd1st
Average per round69.3969.47

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

Since 2015

Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureHideki MatsuyamaViktor Hovland
World rankingNo. 25No. 13
Starts254150
Wins1210
Top-10 finishes6235
Cuts made216129
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.3469.45

Individual events in StatsNext’s records from the 2015 season. Team events are not counted.

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureHideki MatsuyamaViktor Hovland
Strokes gained: total+3.32+2.91
Off the tee-0.11+0.14
Approach+1.67+1.54
Around the green+1.69+0.39
Putting+0.08+0.84
Tournaments with strokes gained2116

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

Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryHideki Matsuyama, last 8Viktor Hovland, last 8Hideki Matsuyama, last 24Viktor Hovland, last 24
Total-0.56+0.31+1.35+1.49
Tee to green+0.35-0.80+1.48+0.81
Ball striking-0.11-0.29+0.93+0.85
Off the tee-0.09+0.03+0.36+0.29
Approach-0.02-0.31+0.58+0.56
Around the green+0.46-0.51+0.54-0.04
Putting-0.91+1.11-0.13+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 112. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Hideki Matsuyama vs Viktor Hovland: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentHideki Matsuyama finishViktor Hovland finishFinished ahead
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT212Viktor Hovland
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28T33Hideki Matsuyama
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT7T19Hideki Matsuyama
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT14CUTHideki Matsuyama
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT141Viktor Hovland
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT65CUTHideki Matsuyama
May 14, 2026PGA ChampionshipT26CUTHideki Matsuyama
May 7, 2026Truist Championship71T31Viktor Hovland
Apr 30, 2026Cadillac ChampionshipT53T38Viktor Hovland
Apr 9, 2026Masters TournamentT12T18Hideki Matsuyama
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipT27T13Viktor Hovland
Mar 5, 2026Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MastercardT41T13Viktor Hovland
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT28T41Hideki Matsuyama
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT8T58Hideki Matsuyama
Feb 5, 2026WM Phoenix Open2T10Hideki Matsuyama
Aug 21, 2025TOUR Championship2912Viktor Hovland
Aug 14, 2025BMW ChampionshipT26T7Viktor Hovland
Aug 7, 2025FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT17T32Hideki Matsuyama
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT16T63Hideki Matsuyama
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT30W/DHideki Matsuyama

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

Hideki Matsuyama: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Oct 8, 2026Baycurrent ClassicT21
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT21
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT7
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT7
Jul 30, 2026Rocket ClassicT5
Jul 23, 20263M OpenT3
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT14
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 59 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland: records on courses both have played
CourseHideki Matsuyama startsHideki Matsuyama bestViktor Hovland startsViktor Hovland best
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge126th82nd
Augusta National Golf Club121st77th
East Lake Golf Club114th71st
Muirfield Village Golf Club125th61st
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)133rd32nd
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)105th63rd
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)121st410th
The Riviera Country Club101st54th
Plantation Course at Kapalua81st518th
Quail Hollow Club75th53rd
Pebble Beach Golf Links48th612th
TPC River Highlands413th61st

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

How to read this

  • 112 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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