{"id":73,"date":"2026-05-11T07:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=73"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:03:29","slug":"norways-kristoffer-reitan-earns-two-shot-win-at-truist-championship-for-first-pga-tour-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=73","title":{"rendered":"Norway\u2019s Kristoffer Reitan earns two-shot win at Truist Championship for first PGA Tour victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 Kristoffer Reitan was not having much fun early in his career on the DP World Tour, and he began contemplating the idea of leaving competitive golf to become a YouTube golfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=71\">Anthony Edwards guides Timberwolves past the Spurs to tie series after Victor Wembanyama\u2019s ejection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>He never followed through, instead sticking with his goal of winning tournaments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He\u2019s glad he did.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The 28-year-old PGA Tour rookie from Norway shot 2-under 69 on Sunday to earn a two-shot win over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard at the Truist Championship for his first victory on the PGA Tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reitan, who chose golf over soccer at a young age, won twice previously on the European tour but this week proved to be his breakthrough moment. He finished at 15-under 269.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t have any words, to be honest,\u201d Reitan said. \u201cThis is way more than I expected and for it to happen this quickly is just unreal. Yeah, a dream come true.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reitan said stepping away from the game for a bit after losing his DP Tour card helped him gain perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt helped me find my game again,\u201d Reitan said. \u201cIt helped me discover my talents again. Yeah, that was something really important to me, which I try to remind myself of every single day. So that was definitely a huge thing for me getting back and starting to play some good golf again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Kristoffer Reitan&#8217;s first career victory! \ud83c\udfc6 \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s just the second player from Norway to win on the PGA TOUR, joining Viktor Hovland. pic.twitter.com\/TuJ88pYOFE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Alex Fitzpatrick, the third-round leader, finished three shots back after shooting 73.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reitan started the round one shot behind Fitzpatrick, but was even par for the day after 13 holes and one shot behind Fowler, who had surged to the lead after shooting 30 on the front nine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe first nine was \u2018let\u2019s go have a good day,\u2019 and back nine was, \u2018hey, we actually are in a spot where we can go win this,\u2019 \u201d Fowler said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But Fowler, who started the day seven shots behind, couldn\u2019t sustain the momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=69\">Follow live updates on the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Playing four groups ahead of the leaders, Fowler missed a 6-foot birdie putt on 16, opening the door for Reitan, Fitzpatrick, and Hojgaard to pull into a four-way tie for the lead after all three made birdie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reitan took the lead for good when he hit his iron on the par-5 15th onto the green and two-putted for birdie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, Fitzpatrick\u2019s wedge got caught up in the thick rough and his chip barely made the fringe, leading to a par and dropping him back one shot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hojgaard made bogey on 16 to fall two back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fowler\u2019s chances ended when his approach shot on the 18th hole landed in the deep rough on the left side of the green and his chip came out short leading to bogey. He finished with a round of 65.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fitzpatrick was the last man standing in Reitan\u2019s way, but he faltered again on 17 as his chip from the deep rough never made the green and he made double bogey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reitan played the final three holes of the Green Mile in even par and secured the win with a par on 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reitan\u2019s best previous finish was a tie for second last month at the Zurich Classic when he and playing partner Kris Ventura lost by one stroke to Fitzpatrick and his brother, Matt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When he was young, Reitan had two loves \u2014 soccer and golf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He realized pretty quickly he was better at golf, and his parents would take him to Spain every Christmas to give him a place to practice. On Sunday, he thanked them for making that investment in him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey have made golf a very, very high priority in our household,\u201d Reitan said. \u201cThey have definitely made a great, great effort to at least help me get to the place I am today and I couldn\u2019t be more grateful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>3 putts from 3 feet \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Young moves from 2 back to 4 back.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa Golf Channel pic.twitter.com\/rUkspeidMW<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 10, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>It was a disappointing day for Cameron Young, the world\u2019s No. 3 player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Looking for his second straight PGA win after a victory last week at Doral, Young started the day just two shots off the lead but had a double bogey on the second hole and never recovered with just one birdie the rest of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=67\">Canadiens club Sabres to take a 2-1 lead in second-round Eastern Conference series<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>He finished with a 74 and tied for 10th, six shots behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reitan took the lead for good when he hit his iron on the par-5 15th onto the green and two-putted for birdie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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