After chasing Scottie Scheffler home in The Masters, Ludvig Aberg could soon be chasing his World No.1 spot as well, but it won’t be an acrimonious rivalry and rather a mutual admiration society.
Scheffler was left in tears at the Ryder Cup in Rome after being humbled 9&7 alongside Brooks Koepka against Viktor Hovland and Aberg – but the two are now seemingly good friends.
This could potentially be a rivalry that plays out in Majors for years, with 24-year-old Aberg only turning pro last year and playing in his very first Major at Augusta National last week.
Scheffler, meanwhile, is seen as a veteran in comparison after his second Masters success yet he’s only 27 himself so has plenty of years left in front of him to hoover up more Majors – but not if Aberg continues his rapid rise.
The World No.1 himself says Aberg has everything needed “to be successful out here for a long time” and the young Swede believes he can win Majors and grab top spot in the rankings in the future.
And after coming so close to winning a Major at his first attempt, Aberg is already looking forward to the PGA Championship at Valhalla next month.
“We had some conversations of reflection the last couple of days,” Aberg said of his Masters debrief with his team ahead of playing at the RBC Heritage this week.
“Overall I think we all really enjoyed the week together. We felt like we did a lot of good things, and frankly very proud of the way that we handled all those things.
“Like I said before, you don’t really know what it’s going to be like to play your first Major until you really play it, and all those things, I felt like we handled that really well, and it makes us really excited about the next one.”
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Back on the PGA Tour this week Aberg will continue to try and catch Scheffler – who he says makes everyone try to be better as they chase the dominant force on Tour.
“I just keep being me, keep making sure the things that I’m working on, they’re good, and I think as a golfer,” Aberg said on how he plans to try and catch Scheffler.
“It’s always going to be an endless challenge of trying to get a little bit better, whether it’s your putting or chipping or short game or hitting balls or whatever it is.
“Obviously I can’t do anything about Scottie. He’s an unbelievable player and a…
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