Hovland fights for top spot in Players Championship

Viktor Hovland played a solid round, staying eight under par overall and six strokes behind Ludvig Åberg, the Swedish leader, as he pushes for a top finish in the Players Championship with one round left.

Meanwhile, Kristoffer Reitan cut the field on Friday but sits far down at 70th place, six over par, in his first Players Championship after promotion from the European Tour.