How Norway's 'Viking Row' was made, and then took ...
Key takeaways
- Maybe it was when rowers interrupted the soft claps at last weekend's Traveller's Championship PGA Tour event, when Norwegian players Vikor Hovland and Kristoffer Reitan were followed by rowers.
- The question is where you've seen it first, because there is no doubt that you have already seen it: Anyone who has paid even the slightest attention to the 2026 World Cup will be familiar with the "Viking Row" chant.
- - World Cup match schedule: All fixtures, results, features - Overreactions to the R32 bracket: USA has an easy run? - Marcotti: Best XI of the World Cup group stage
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Maybe it was when rowers interrupted the soft claps at last weekend's Traveller's Championship PGA Tour event, when Norwegian players Vikor Hovland and Kristoffer Reitan were followed by rowers. (Hovland, for his part, was so buoyed by the "electric" chants that he won Monday's playoff over Scottie Scheffler.)
The question is where you've seen it first, because there is no doubt that you have already seen it: Anyone who has paid even the slightest attention to the 2026 World Cup will be familiar with the "Viking Row" chant.
- World Cup match schedule: All fixtures, results, features - Overreactions to the R32 bracket: USA has an easy run? - Marcotti: Best XI of the World Cup group stage