Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend’s top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair and try not to think about how close the distance is between ecstasy and agony...
1. Viktor Hovland wins again at last; JT left heartbroken
Golf is a cruel and strange game. Viktor Hovland had missed the cut in his last three events. He hadn’t won since the Tour Championship way back in 2023. And yet here he was on Sunday at the Valspar Championship, mounting a three-birdies-in-four-holes charge in the final minutes of the tournament to win by a single stroke.