Defending Tour champ Viktor Hovland rides rebound into Rockies

(Photo credit: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK)Four holes from the finish during the opening round in Memphis last week, Viktor Hovland drifted one step beyond what was next.

At 2-over-par through 15 holes in the St. Jude FedEx Championship, Hovland said he was calendaring practice time for the weekend under the presumption his form was tracking toward a missed cut.

"It didn't look very good," Hovla