Ludvig Åberg has skyrocketed into stardom in the course of the previous 12 months. He’s not the Texas Tech no-name newbie who was the primary to earn standing by means of the PGA Tour Univeristy program however an skilled winner.
The Swede received the RSM Traditional final November after taking part on a profitable Ryder Cup staff.
He and Viktor Hovland traditionally destroyed World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka in Saturday foursomes 9 & 7. His reputation grows by the day as the previous Texas Tech Purple Raider continues to play nicely on the PGA Tour.
The Eslov, Sweden native will make his second begin this week on the Genesis Scottish Open. Nonetheless, he may have much more folks following him all through the match than final yr.
“It feels somewhat bit completely different,” Aberg mentioned on Wednesday. “I’m extra acquainted with the golf equipment now and I do know somewhat bit extra what to anticipate and what’s occurring.”
“I nonetheless really feel lucky to have the ability to play these occasions, and it’s been a fantastic 12 months. If somebody advised me this may occur in 12 months, I’m unsure I’d consider that man. However, I really feel like I’ve at all times had nice folks round me, those that I belief, the those that helped me lots.”
Ludvig Aberg mentioned he spent the “lengthy winters in Sweden” repping the identical anti-early extension drill.
He’d place a chair towards his butt, then made it stayed towards it whereas he swung.
“That’s nonetheless my tendency…I get somewhat bit on the within, and I’ll simply flip my arms.” pic.twitter.com/L2JKPmKucC
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Åberg made his skilled PGA Tour debut final yr on the Vacationers Championship. He completed T24 that week. From there, issues continued to occur for him.
By the tip of final yr’s PGA Tour season, Åberg amassed a win, one runner-up end, 4 high 10s and eight high 25s. In 11 occasions, he made 10 cuts. The lone occasion the 24-year-old didn’t play the weekend was on the Genesis Scottish Open.
Åberg additionally recorded a DP World Tour victory on the Omega European Masters. That victory helped him obtain a decide from Workforce Europe’s captain, Luke Donald.
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A number of change occurred in his world over the previous 12 months, however Åberg remains to be extraordinarily humble about all of it. Irrespective of the consequence on the course, he at all times needs to maintain his ardour alive and nicely golf.
“I attempt to maintain onto that as firmly as I can as a result of it’s a completely different setting taking part in golf right here and on Tour and I strive to not do it as my job,” he mentioned. “I simply wish to be that 16-year-old child that performs golf and completely loves it. So I attempt to maintain holding onto that, and I believe that’s essential. However yeah I really feel very lucky to do that for a residing.”
His rookie marketing campaign was particular, however his sophomore season on the PGA Tour has not been disappointing.
He has made 14 begins and 13 cuts. Åberg already has two runner-up finishes, six High 10s and 10 High 25s.
A type of second locations got here at Augusta Nationwide behind Scottie Scheffler in Åberg’s first main begin. He additionally captured a T12 at a troublesome Pinehurst No. 2 for the U.S. Open. To date, Åberg is 2-of-3 in majors, as his lone missed reduce of the season got here at Valhalla Golf Membership for the PGA Championship.
The No. 4 participant on this planet sits within the sixth spot within the FedEx Cup rankings, placing him in a superb place to make it to Atlanta for the Tour Championship. Earlier than any playoff ideas can happen, he may have two weeks in Scotland to sort out.
Can he bounce again from lacking the reduce on the Genesis Scottish Open and carry that momentum into the Open Championship subsequent week at Royal Troon? Åberg performs with Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa for the primary two days. They tee off at 8:43 a.m. ET for Spherical 1 and three:28 a.m. ET for Day 2.
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