2025 Valspar Championship leaderboard, grades: Viktor Hovland holds off Justin Thomas for first win since 2023

Hovland put together a sizzling finishing stretch through the Snake Pit to claim victory

Another instructor. The old putter back in the bag. New swing thoughts running rampant through the brain. Having no idea where the ball is going off the clubface. It may sound like a disaster at first glance, but it all added up to Viktor Hovland returning to the winner's circle at the 2025 Valspar Championship as the 27-year-old captured his seventh career title on the PGA Tour.

One of three to possess the 54-hole lead heading into Sunday's final round at the Copperhead Course, Hovland had just enough in his arsenal to fend off a red-hot Justin Thomas for a one-stroke victory at 11 under.

Standing on the 14th hole three behind J.T., the Norwegian nipped the American at the finish line thanks to three birdies in his final five holes, including two across the three-hole finishing stretch dubbed the Snake Pit.