World No. 7 golfer Viktor Hovland offered some intriguing thoughts on aliens and the afterlife in an interview with The Times published on Sunday.

“What the hell are aliens?” Hovland Asked “Some pilots and commanders have described what they saw and some have video footage, so it's like, 'What was that?'” the Times reported.(Related article: Aliens are real and being covered up, says Congressman)

“It's interesting that people are reluctant to talk about these things,” he added. “The conspiracy theories are interesting, but so are the reactions to them. What do you think happens when you die? I don't know. The powers that be will say, 'Your neurons stop working. Your body rots.' That's one explanation, but if you look at our ancestors, you see huge cultures that prepared for the afterlife. Were they just idiots, or did they know something? I just want to know. We're supposed to know all the answers, but there's so much we don't know. These are questions that are really exciting to me, and I just want to uncover them.”

What's going on inside Viktor Hovland's head? All about the golf swing. And all about this. pic.twitter.com/S7zHrPHUzA

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Hovland's conspiracy allegations came just before the British Open Championship, and in an interview he also seemed to have some regrets about his decision not to leave the Professional Golf Association to join LIV Golf.

“Twenty years from now, if you're nearing the end of your career, I don't think it would be a bad idea to play LIV Golf. It could have been a pretty amazing opportunity, but now you'll probably look back on it.” [on] And I regret it,” he told The Times.