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Ludvig Åberg found a final-hole birdie to snatch his second PGA Tour title, finishing a shot ahead of Maverick McNealy
“A couple of years ago, this [success] wasn’t really on the frame of my mind,” Åberg told Sky Sports in the days after his Genesis Invitational victory. “I didn’t think I was going to be here this quick.
“If you had asked me if I had the abilities to do so, then yeah, probably, but probably not this quick!”
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Åberg’s dramatic win was in stark contrast to his appearance at Torrey Pines a month earlier, when he fell down the leaderboard over the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open after a violent stomach bug.
And tournament host Woods was among the first to congratulate him.
“It was really cool,” Åberg explained. “It was unfortunate that we couldn’t be at Riviera, as I love Riviera, but I probably love Torrey Pines equally as much. With Tiger and how many times he won at Torrey, probably eight times, it means a lot.
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Ludvig Åberg spent time with Tiger Woods after his Genesis Invitational victory
“He means so much to me and to our sport, so to hold that trophy next to him was really cool. I have that picture of the two of us saved in my phone and I think I’m going to be looking at that for quite some time!”
Åberg immediately travelled from San Diego to Florida after his victory for back-to-back TGL matches a day later, helping The Bay Golf Club to two wins, before spending three days with coach Hans Larsson to prepare for the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing.
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Ludvig Åberg followed up his PGA Tour win at the Genesis Invitational with victory at TGL for The Bay Golf Club against Atlanta Drive Golf Club.
“It has been quite busy,” Åberg explained. “We planned from way back that he was going to stay and we were going to do some practice days after the TGL. It was sort of back-on-the-horse-again training and practising, which was fun.
“I will leave the clubs in the closet for a couple of days. Me and my girlfriend are going away to a little retreat place for a night, so that will be good. Other than that, it’s sort of trying to prepare for the next tournament.
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Åberg will feature at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players in successive weeks
“Bay Hill is coming up pretty quick, so we’re going to try to be ready for that. I do appreciate the time at home. I think it’s really nice. I’m not an amazing celebrator, so I might have a couple of glasses of wine. I think that will be it, though!
Early momentum for Europe in Ryder Cup year?
Åberg’s victory continued a wave of early-season European success on the PGA Tour, following Sepp Straka’s win at The American Express, Rory McIlroy’s two-shot victory over Shane Lowry at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a breakthrough title for Thomas Detry at the WM Phoenix Open.
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Highlights from the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where Rory McIlroy impressed to claim a two-shot victory in his first PGA Tour appearance of the year
“I think it’s great,” said Åberg, who made his Ryder Cup debut for Europe in their 2023 victory in Rome. “It speaks about qualities of the European side and I think Luke is going to be pretty pleased when he sees European success on the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
“I think you sort of expect Rory to play well and him to win tournaments. I played Tom [Detry] for the first two days at Torrey – he’s a great player and I think he’s going to be a force this year on the PGA Tour.
“I think it [European success] is great for everyone and hopefully we can sort of keep that going and have some momentum going into the Ryder Cup.”
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Sky Sports reporter Jamie Weir heads to New York to find out what awaits Team Europe at the 2025 Ryder Cup
Augusta on the mind for Åberg?
Åberg will look to challenge for a maiden major title in 2025 ahead of a likely second successive Ryder Cup appearance, a year on from finishing runner-up to Scottie Scheffler in his major debut at The Masters.
“It was really cool and an unbelievable experience, having a chance to win at the end,” Åberg said about last year’s Augusta debut. “I think coming back, it will be interesting to see how I feel.
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Highlights from the final round of The Masters in 2024, as Scottie Scheffler claimed the Green Jacket at Augusta National
“I think I will be really excited and I think it will be really cool to live those moments again, some of the putts I made and shots that I made.
“At the same time, I’ll be trying to manage the expectations of preparing for a normal tournament and make sure that I am ready. Make sure I don’t skip anything and do everything I can in order to be as ready as I can.
“Every time you play Augusta or be on the grounds, it is such a special place and I am sure I will be really excited.”
Watch Ludvig Åberg in action throughout the 2025 PGA Tour season live on Sky Sports. Åberg is back in action at the Arnold Palmer Invitational – watch live from March 6-9 on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW.
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