Ludvig Aberg looks set to have an incredible career, having won on the DP World and PGA Tours within months of turning professional as the World No.1 amateur.
The Texas Tech grad also played in the Ryder Cup in his first year as a pro and went onto finish 2nd in his first ever Major appearance at the 2024 Masters.
Get to know Ludvig Aberg better with these facts about his life and impressive career so far...
Ludvig Aberg facts:
1. Ludvig Aberg was born and raised in Eslov, Sweden, a town in the southern third of the country with a population of roughly 20,000. As a result he grew up playing Eslov Golf Club and he returns there every time he is back home in Sweden.
2. As an amateur Aberg made some noise on the professional stage in his native Sweden. He won twice in 2020 on the Swedish Golf Tour.
3. The Swede attended Texas Tech University and played on the golf team there where he was dominant. He won a program-record eight times, and he became the first golfer to win back-to-back Big 12 Conference Championship titles in both 2022 and 2023. His triumph in 2023 came by an impressive eight shots, while he had nine top-10 finishes in his final season in nine starts.
4. Off the back of that dominance, Aberg made history in 2023 as the first player to earn direct access to the PGA Tour via collegiate merit, finishing No. 1 on the 2023 PGA TOUR University Ranking.
5. Aberg is a former No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and winner of two consecutive Ben Hogan Awards, joining Jon Rahm as the only players to win the award in back-to-back years.
6. Aberg uses a near-full bag of Titleist clubs and plays the Pro V1x ball. He also has a deal with adidas to wear the brand's apparel and shoes.
7. Aberg keeps his Strokes Gained stats and journals after every tournament to reflect on his performance. He writes the entries in English and Swedish to share with his coaches.
8. He grew up playing soccer until he shifted his focus to golf at age 13; he played central midfielder, a position he enjoyed because it was involved in so much of the action and gave him a sense of control.
9. He is a Liverpool FC fan.
10. Aberg represented Sweden at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy, which is a biennial World Amateur Team Championship. His team finished second, just one stroke behind Italy. Aberg himself shot rounds of 70-68-66-69 during the event for a tie for 7th.
11. He had six-time DP World Tour winner and fellow Swede Peter Hanson on the bag during the 2022 Amateur Championship. "That was his first caddie assignment since '98, he said, when he caddied for his wife," Aberg said. "I guess I'm a little blessed to have him carry my bag. Just having him around is great for us [the Swedish team].
12. Aberg turned professional in June 2023.
13. It took him just 75 days to win his first pro title, which came at the 2023 Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre GC in Switzerland. He birdied four of the last five holes for a two shot triumph. His winner's check was €425,000 (roughly $459,000).
14. He lives in Lubbock, Texas - where Texas Tech University is located.
15. He made the move to Texas Tech after he was scouted by the university's men's golf coach. "I played a bunch of amateur events in Europe growing up as a junior," he said. "I was fortunate to have my coach coming over there, Greg Sands. He came over to recruit me, and I guess he liked what he saw and offered me a spot on the team."
16. He finished 1st in Total Driving, Par 4 Scoring Average, Par 5 Scoring Average, Final Round Scoring Average, Birdie Average and Eagles Per Hole in his first season on the PGA Tour.
17. He cited his favorite 'unhealthy' food in the US as Chick-fil-a.
18. He was named as a wildcard for the 2023 Ryder Cup by European captain Luke Donald.
19. After being named a wildcard, he was confirmed as the first player in Ryder Cup history to have never played in a Major.
20. He and Viktor Hovland inflicted a record 9&7 defeat on World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka during the day 2 foursomes.
21. Aberg won his second PGA Tour title at the 2023 RSM Classic, where he finished with consecutive rounds of 61 over the weekend to win by four strokes.
22. He tied Justin Thomas' PGA Tour scoring record of 253 at the RSM Classic.
23. His caddie is Joe Skovron, the former long-time bagman of Rickie Fowler.
24. He finished 2nd in his Major debut at the 2024 Masters.
25. He won the Swedish Golfer of the Year award in 2023, an award that dates back to 1966 and has been won nine times by Annika Sorenstam and five times by Henrik Stenson.
26. He played in the Paris 2024 Olympics, where he finished T18th.
*won whilst still an amateur
