What Viktor Hovland was doing on the range as he prepares for the final round of the US Open

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Viktor Hovland has a genuine chance of winning the US Open at Oakmont on Sunday.

The 2025 season has not been all roses and butterflies for Hovland. In fact, it feels like it has been a constant struggle for him.

That’s in spite of the fact that he actually won the Valspar Championship back in March.

Now he has an opportunity to make it two wins in 2025 with a victory at Oakmont, as he sits three shots adrift of the US Open leader, Sam Burns, heading into the final day.

The 27-year-old is like an open book when it comes to the struggles he has with his swing.

Hovland said he has struggled badly with his driver at the US Open, after posting a third round of even-par 70.

However, he did manage to hit nine out of 14 fairways, so it couldn’t have been all bad. The Norwegian is a perfectionist though, and that’s probably why he got to the top level of the game in the first place.

What Viktor Hovland was doing on the range after US Open round three

Hovland is a unique character on the PGA Tour.

It’s certainly safe to say that he goes about his business differently to most, what with his constant pursuit of perfection and his refreshingly honest takes on his own game.

Last year, Hovland rated his swing at just 1/10. I mean, we would all take his swing in a heartbeat right?

So it’s all relative. However, he’s certainly not the same player who dominated the 2023 PGA Tour season.

The seven-time PGA Tour winner may rediscover his best form soon, and perhaps even surpass what he did two years ago at some point in the near future.

However, in the here and now, he is clearly going through a battle with his swing.

After his third round at Oakmont on Saturday, Hovland took to the driving range in an attempt to iron out some kinks in his swing.

And he was the last player to leave the property.

That is what you call dedication. However, it remains to be seen whether that hard work will pay off on Sunday.

Hovland admitted he made a poor decision

Back in January, Hovland opened up on how his attempts to change his golf swing last year severely set him back.

However, he did suggest that it wasn’t all entirely intentional.

“I think a lot of people have it maybe misconstrued a little bit that I made a conscious decision to go down this rabbit hole,” Hovland explained. “I think it’s just your golf swing is an ever-evolving organism, and every week you’re out here playing, you have intentions and feels that would seem relatively innocuous. But you keep those intentions and feels in there, and then might morph into something else.

“It’s just a process of, you know, s–t happens,” Hovland added. “I made a poor decision. That’s the game of golf for you. It’s hard to play golf 20 years great.”

Five months later, Hovland now has a real chance to win the US Open.

And win or not on Sunday, he would do well to stick with the method that saw him achieve so much success during the 2023 season.