He’s the next big thing, Europe’s young gun for the Ryder Cup and a nailed-on superstar of the future, but who is Swedish sensation Ludvig Aberg?
After rising through the amateur ranks in college, Aberg made a huge splash in the professional ranks on the PGA Tour before flying over to Europe, impressing in Prague then capturing his maiden pro title at the Omega European Masters.
Pulling off that victory, under the pressure of the final Ryder Cup qualifying event with so much hype surrounding him showed huge character and made him a must-have for European captain Luke Donald.
The 23-year-old from Eslov in Sweden has burst onto the scene, capturing his first tournament victory as a professional in just his ninth event in the paid ranks and just 75 days after turning professional.
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Hardly anyone would have heard of Aberg 12 months ago when Ryder Cup qualification began, but such has been his impact since turning pro then he swiftly became the name on everyone’s lips – and made him impossible for Luke Donald to ignore.
Aberg swapped the snow of Sweden for the sunshine of Texas when he joined Texas Tech in 2019 and became a superstar playing for the Red Raiders – winning the Ben Hogan Award for the best men’s college golfer in 2022 and 2023.
He was just the second player to ever win the award twice, following in the sizeable footsteps of Jon Rahm, who picked up the prize in 2015 and 2016.
Aberg became the World No.1 amateur before then becoming the first ever player to go directly onto the PGA Tour from college as he finished top of the PGA Tour University standings in the first year where that feat came with the reward of a Tour card for two seasons.
Claiming his PGA Tour card made him eligible for Ryder Cup selection, and he soon set about proving he could handle life in the big leagues by making the cut and finishing T25 in his professional debut at the RBC Canadian Open in June.
He shot a pair of 65s in a T24 finish at the Travelers Championship and another one in a T40 finish at the Rocket Mortgage Classic before securing his best PGA Tour finish with a T4 at the John Deere Classic.
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