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Hovland Recovers in Scottish Open

Viktor Hovland recovered from an early bogey to finish the first round of the Scottish Open two strokes under par.

Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland struggled with putting early but recovered with three birdies to finish two under par. The 28-year-old made his first birdie after eight straight pars, showing frustration with his performance on the greens. chickenroad-game.rodeo

Hovland, who won his first PGA Tour event in June in a playoff against Scottie Scheffler, trails leaders by three strokes. Fellow Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan is one stroke over par with three birdies and four bogeys.