Ludvig Åberg
Swedish golfer (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ludvig Noa Åberg (LOOD-vig OH-burg;[4] born 31 October 1999) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour.[5]
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Personal information | |||||||||||
Full name | Ludvig Noa Åberg[1] | ||||||||||
Born | (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 24) Eslöv, Sweden | ||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||
Sporting nationality | Sweden | ||||||||||
Residence | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.[2] | ||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||
College | Texas Tech University | ||||||||||
Turned professional | 2023 | ||||||||||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour | ||||||||||
Former tour(s) | Swedish Golf Tour | ||||||||||
Professional wins | 4 | ||||||||||
Highest ranking | 6 (21 April 2024)[3] (as of 19 May 2024) | ||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
PGA Tour | 1 | ||||||||||
European Tour | 1 | ||||||||||
Other | 2 | ||||||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||||||
Masters Tournament | 2nd: 2024 | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2024 | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||||||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||||||
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Before turning professional in June 2023, Åberg had been ranked number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a total of 29 weeks.[6] He won the Ben Hogan Award as the best collegiate player in the United States in both 2022 and 2023, and finished on top of the 2022–23 PGA Tour University rankings to earn membership on the tour. Within five months of turning professional, Åberg achieved his first tournament victories on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and was a member of the winning European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup.[7]