Ryder Cup: Who’s Crew Europe’s Ludvig Åberg? The Swedish 23-year-old who might star in Rome | Golf Information

Ludvig Åberg solely turned skilled in June, however the 23-year-old Swede is already a part of Europe’s Ryder Cup workforce as they try and win the trophy again at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership; watch the forty fourth Ryder Cup solely reside on Sky Sports activities Golf

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Ludvig Åberg. You already know him, proper?

The 23-year-old Swedish {golfing} sensation? The primary participant to be concerned in a Ryder Cup earlier than enjoying in one among golf’s majors? Solely the second participant to make the biennial showdown between Europe and the USA in the identical yr he turned skilled?

But, none of this might have occurred had it not been for his love of ice cream.

Properly, form of. {Golfing} capacity clearly comes into it too. However when he was rising up in his hometown of Eslov, it was solely the promise of a frozen dairy product or different deal with on the finish of a spherical which stored him enjoying when a reluctant Åberg was first launched to the game by his father.

“I feel one of many earliest reminiscences that I had was from my dad,” Åberg recalled in Could this yr, a month earlier than turning skilled.

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Ludvig Åberg says he is feeding off the vitality on the Solheim Cup as he prepares to compete within the Ryder Cup subsequent week in Rome

“Me and my dad went out and performed golf at my dwelling membership, and I did not actually prefer it at first, so he would at all times bribe me and inform me that if I stayed for an additional hour, I might get ice cream or one thing like that.”

It was soccer which was Åberg’s first sporting love, however the central midfielder’s desires of enjoying for Liverpool at Anfield quickly gave approach to pursuit of success on the golf course as he made fast progress with a membership in hand.

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Highlights from Ludvig Åberg’s triumph within the fourth spherical of the Omega European Masters on the Golf-Membership Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland

After finishing his training in Sweden, he adopted a well-trodden path of European gamers to play school golf in America, enrolling at Texas Tech and quickly made a reputation for himself on the US circuit.

These 4 years included Åberg turning into the primary participant to win back-to-back Huge 12 convention championships, whereas he accomplished the clear sweep of the three nationwide accolades for faculty participant of the yr by being honoured with the Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Fred Haskins Awards.

Topping the inaugural PGA Tour College standings noticed him earn an exemption on the North American skilled circuit for 2024 too and Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, who performed with Åberg at this yr’s Rocket Mortgage Basic, has lengthy been impressed by the Swede’s capacity.

“We clearly knew what he was doing within the school scene,” Donald mentioned after making Åberg one among his captain’s picks for this yr’s matches at Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership.

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Ryder Cup rookie Ludvig Åberg made it 5 consecutive birdies on his approach to a gap spherical of 68 on the BMW Championship at Wentworth

“You have a look at what he did in these 4 years and the one comparables actually had been Viktor Hovland and Jon Rahm. He’s that good.

“I actually do have quite a lot of religion and perception in Ludvig. He’s a generational participant, he will be round a very long time and he will do wonderful issues.

“If he wasn’t going to play this one, he was going to play the following eight Ryder Cups, that is how good I feel he’s.”

Åberg has taken his school type into the skilled ranks as effectively after relinquishing his novice standing in June, successful his maiden DP World Tour match on the Omega European Masters at first of this month.

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Crew Europe captain Luke Donald reveals why Ludvig Åberg was chosen as one among his six picks to finish his Ryder Cup line-up

As if that was not sufficient to make the world sit up and take discover, he made a giant impression on his Ryder Cup team-mates after they took a visit to the Rome course forward of the match too, teaming with Hovland to beat Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy 3&2 in a best-ball match-up.

“[He] In all probability exceeded [expectations],” McIlroy mentioned. “Everybody talks about what an awesome driver of the golf ball, which he’s.

“The ball putting is unbelievable. I used to be actually impressed along with his wedge play and the way he can form of management his trajectory with shorter golf equipment. I used to be on the bandwagon earlier than, however actually on the entrance of it now.”

How a lot Åberg options in Donald’s plans over the course of the three days stays to be seen, however the rookie who seemingly has {the golfing} world at his ft will definitely be the topic of loads of consideration each time he’s on the course.

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Henni Koyack and Zane Scotland use the Audi Efficiency Zone to elucidate how Ludvig Åberg makes use of the bottom in his swing

He admits being a part of Crew Europe to tackle the very best America has to supply has come prior to anticipated, but he takes it in his stride and is backing his cool temperament which has served him effectively up to now to assist him take care of no matter challenges the Ryder Cup throws up.

“I really feel prefer it [Ryder Cup] has at all times been there and it is at all times been a motivation for me,” Åberg mentioned. “Clearly rising up in Europe and in Sweden, you need to be a part of these groups in some unspecified time in the future throughout your profession, however I did not realise this was going to be this shortly.

Ludvig Åberg will make his Ryder Cup debut in Rome lower than 4 months after turning skilled

“I might say that I am fairly good at staying within the second, staying within the current and never get too excessive up, not get too far low and never get too far forward of myself. I feel that is one of many explanation why I used to be in a position to stand out in school in novice golf is that I used to be in a position to have my emotion intact.

“I feel these final couple of months has proven that fairly effectively, as effectively. I do know there’s been quite a lot of speak and quite a lot of noise that I might name it, and I have been in a position to play fairly good golf throughout that very same time frame.”

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