Viktor Hovland Sure Seemed to be Annoyed By Patrick Cantlay’s Slow Play During Final Round of the Masters

This video is pretty wild to see.

Andy Nesbitt | Apr 10, 2023

Viktor Hovland Sure Seemed to be Annoyed By Patrick Cantlay’s Slow Play During Final Round of the Masters /

Jon Rahm woke up Monday morning as the Masters champion.

Patrick Cantlay woke up Monday morning as the Masters villain.

If you watched Sunday’s final round, you might have noticed how slow Cantlay played on the back nine. He’s notorious for being one of the slower players on the PGA Tour, and his turtle-like pace was on full display on the 16th hole when the leaders had to wait on the tee for what felt like forever while Cantlay strolled around and hit his three putts.

After the round, Brooks Koepka didn’t shy away from ripping Cantlay’s group for playing dreadfully slow.

This video from the 13th hole sure makes it seem as if Cantlay’s playing partner, Viktor Hovland, also became annoyed with the pace of play, because he hit this shot before Cantlay even got to the green, which isn’t usually how things go:

Viktor definitely sending Cantlay a message at this stage of the round. pic.twitter.com/Y70kfAi73K
— TweeterAlliss (Parody) (by Jove) (@TweeterAlliss) April 9, 2023

Golf fans were not happy with Cantlay.

Cantlay and Bennett should wait around behind 18 green to apologize to everyone finishing up behind them. Atrocious pace of play. Reprehensible. I cannot believe they haven’t been penalized - feel bad for Koepka and Rahm.
— Tron Carter (@TronCarterNLU) April 9, 2023

a five-hour two-ball is about an hour too long. I'm certain it hurt Hovland's chances (Hovland was Cantlay's playing partner). And slow play drives Koepka insane.
— EllisItems (@EllisItems) April 10, 2023

A five hour round by a two ball! Disgusting, should be penalised IMO

Got to feel sorry for Hovland who was clearly fed up⛳️#Masters2023 https://t.co/Y8SLYeiQ6l
— Levi Towell (@LeviiTowell) April 10, 2023

Big fan of Hovland just playing on his own and leaving Cantlay behind. Painfully slow. #TheMasters
— Nick. (@NickHarden92) April 9, 2023

They were newlyweds when @patrick_cantlay teed off today https://t.co/j500PcFYdi
— Breeds MN Golf (@BreedsMNGolf) April 10, 2023

Published Apr 10, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.