"Not a chance in hell" - Fans react to Viktor Hovland not ruling out competing in Maui despite suffering domestic injury

Fans on social media have reacted to Viktor Hovland's recent update on his injury and his chances of missing the PGA Tour season opener, The Sentry. The Norwegian golfer has been away from the greens since his last outing at the Tour Championship.

Hovland was expected to make his much-anticipated comeback this week at The Sentry. However, ahead of the tournament, the PGA Tour pro revealed that he suffered from a broken toe and is "still unsure" about playing this week.

Nuclr Golf shared an update on Viktor Hovland's comeback on its X (formerly Twitter) account, writing:

"Viktor Hovland confirms he has suffered a broken toe and may attempt to play on Thursday in Maui, but is still unsure: “I’m hoping that taping it up and painkillers will be enough to get me through the week.” (Via @espenblaker)"

Fans jumped to the comments section and reacted to Hovland's injury.

"Not a chance in hell. Walking is painful enough. Full swings? Nope. Not for 4 weeks at least," a fan wrote.

Meanwhile, another fan stated that Hovland "needs a rebound season."

"Hovland needs a rebound season more than anyone," another fan said.

Yet another compared it to LIV Golf.

"Could you imagine a player on LIV doing something similar?" one more fan jotted.

Here are more fans reactions:

Fans reactions ((Image via X/@NUCLRGOLF)

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Viktor Hovland shares the X-ray of his broken toe

Ahead of the start of the 2025 The Sentry, Viktor Hovland shared a shocking update about his injury. He also posted an X-ray of his broken pinky toe on his Instagram account. Sharing the snap, Hovland wrote:

"Bed frame 1 – 0 me"

PGA Tour pro Collin Morikawa jumped to the comments section of the post and wrote:

"I’m wrapping myself in some bubble wrap on the way to Hawaii"

Viktor Hovland was expected to play in more events in 2024 after his remarkable season in 2022-23. He won three tournaments in the last season and also recorded one runner-up finish.

His most highlighted performance from the last season was his back-to-back wins at the FedEx Cup Playoffs events. He won the 2023 BMW Championship and then concluded the season at the 2023 Tour Championship with a victory.

However, in 2024, he only played in 16 tournaments and recorded one runner-up finish and two finishes in the top 10. He started the 2024 season at The Sentry, where he shot four rounds of 65, 67, 72, and 67 and settled in T22 place.

Following this, Hovland played at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and tied for 58th place. Some of his good finishes from the 2024 season were T2 at the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship, third at the PGA Championship, T19 at the Genesis Invitational, and T12 at the Tour Championship.