Who is Kristoffer Reitan: Truist winner comes from famous family

Reitan moved to Palm Beach Gardens after ending last season eighth in the Race to Dubai rankings, which earned him playing status for the 2026 PGA Tour season. He wanted to live close to Hovland and fellow Norwegian Kris Ventura. Hovland is building a home in Jupiter and Ventura lives in Palm Beach Gardens. Hovland organizes "Team Norway" practice and games at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens.

Reitan comes from a famous — and very rich — family

Reitan is a grandson of Odd Reitan, a billionaire businessman. Odd Reitan is co-owner and CEO of the Reitan Group, a Norwegian conglomerate comprising of three business areas: Reitan Retail, Reitan Real Estate and Reitan Kapital. The company's total revenue in 2022 was about $10 billion. The company employs 38,000 people in Scandinavia and the Baltic region.

And his sister may be even more famous

Reitan's younger sister, Viktoria Reitan, is an alt-pop artist who performs under the stage name "bby ivy". Viktoria, 26, is considered a rising star in the Norwegian music industry and a popular influencer on social media with more than 340,000 Instagram followers. The London-based star has re-branded herself as a "sultry, self-assured, and made for after dark."

“This era is about trusting my instincts — creatively, emotionally, physically,” she said. “I’m not overthinking it. I’m letting it be loud, sexy, and unapologetic.”

May 10, 2026; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Kristoffer Reitan walks up to five green during the final round of the Truist Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Reitan has been building toward Truist win

Reitan cracked the top 100 in the world rankings in June 2025 and was No. 48 entering Truist. He was T17 this year at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, T10 at the Valero Texas Open and T41 at the Masters before his impressive weeks at the Zurich and Cadillac.

Reitan won the 2014 Toyota Junior World Cup along with Hovland. He is no stranger to South Florida having won the Junior Orange Bowl Championship. He represented Europe in the 2016 Junior Ryder Cup. Reitan gained major recognition by becoming the first Norwegian to qualify for the U.S. Open as an amateur in 2018. On the DP World Tour he won the 2025 Soudal Open and the 2025 Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at tdangelo@pbpost.com.

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