Ludvig Aberg may only be 26-years-old, but the young Swedish golfer is one of the most composed and competent players on the PGA Tour.
He really made his breakthrough back in 2023, when he won The RSM Classic. However, it was his win at Torrey Pines for The Genesis Invitational in 2025 that truly proved he was stepping up his game.
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Born in Eslov, in Sweden, Aberg came over to the States in 2019 to attend Texas Tech University. He would later go on to become the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world, holding that position for a whopping 29 weeks.
Aberg’s impact on the PGA Tour was immediate. But it almost didn’t happen at all, as he was offered a place on the newly-founded LIV Golf circuit in 2022. Aberg turned down that $2.5m offer, instead opting to stick with his studies in Texas and pursue a PGA card. He went on to win the Ben Hogan Award for being the best college player in the United States.
After turning pro in the summer of 2023, Aberg made his debut at the RBC Canadian Open, where he landed a T25 finish. He didn’t have to wait long for his first top 10 finish, either, achieving that feat at the John Deere Classic in July 2023, ending up tied for fourth place.
His first win as a professional came on the DP World Tour, winning the Omega European Masters at the start of September 2023. That victory clinched him a prize of roughly $562,000 (wins in Europe are paid in Euros so we have to go for the current exchange rate to get a figure in US dollars). The win also helped Aberg catch the eye of Luke Donald, who named him in his Ryder Cup team for 2023’s successful trip to Rome.
That adventure clearly gave Aberg confidence and momentum. One week after the Ryder Cup, he returned to the PGA Tour with a T2 finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship. By November 2023, he had won his first title on the Tour, finishing at the top of the leaderboard at the RSM Classic with a record-equalling 72-hole score of 253.
It’s safe to say that was a positive first season on the Tour. Aberg earned a total of…
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