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Ludvig Aberg adds new Titleist driver at 2024 RSM Classic

On Thursday, Aberg averaged 311 yards per drive off the tee.

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Coming into the PGA Tour’s final full-field event of 2024, this week’s RSM Classic, Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg may not have felt a lot of motivation to make a change to his driver. After all, the 25-year-old former Texas Tech star ranked 12th on the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (0.538) and 21st in average driving distance at 310.5 yards.

But Aberg changed anyway, removing the Titleist TSR2 driver he had used all year to earn eight top-10 finishes and $9,728,857 in prize money and adding a new Titleist GT2 in its place.

Aberg’s GT2 has 9 degrees of loft, but the SureFit adjustable hosel is set in the D4 position, which adds 0.75 degrees of loft without changing the lie angle. The club appears to be fit with the same Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft Aberg used throughout 2024.

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Aberg is returning to action after having knee surgery he had following the Tour Championship. That break, and playing one PGA Tour event before the holiday season, may have created the perfect chance to test the new Titleist driver in competition.

On Thursday, Aberg averaged 311 yards per drive off the tee, and on the 584-yard, par-5 seventh hole, his drive went 350 yards.

For defending champ Ludvig Aberg, who hasn’t played in 3 months, 2024 RSM Classic marks a new beginning

Aberg avoided a sophomore slump, but he also dealt with a left knee injury.

For players like Wesley Bryan, this week’s Bubble Boy at No. 125 on the FedEx Cup Fall points standings, the RSM Classic at Sea Island Resort in St. Simons Island, Georgia, represents the end of the line to secure full exempt status for next season on the PGA Tour.

This is the final of eight Fall events for players to work their way into the top 125 (Nos. 126-150 receive conditional status). Otherwise it is a trip to Q-School or a demotion to the Korn Ferry Tour. Jobs are on the line this week but for the defending champion Ludvig Aberg, this week marks more of a new beginning.

The 25-year-old Swede capped off a remarkable rookie campaign last year by winning the RSM Classic in just his 11th professional start and doing so in record fashion: tying the Tour’s 72-hole low scoring mark of 29-under 253.

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Aberg avoided a sophomore slump, finishing second at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Masters and finishing 16th at the Tour Championship in August, but he also dealt with a left knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Sept. 5 in New York. Aberg’s title defense marks his first start in three months and his longest stretch without playing golf.

“It’s been quite nice. I had surgery on my knee, so I had about four weeks off from golf. The first two weeks I did not miss it at all, I’m not gonna lie, but last couple of weeks it’s been itching in my fingers quite a bit. So it’s been nice to get back into practicing, playing a lot more at home,” Aberg said on Tuesday during his pre-tournament interview.

Aberg withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship in May, citing a knee injury, and after consulting with doctors continued to play the rest of the season knowing that surgery was in the cards. But he conceded that it hindered his game the back half of the FedEx Cup regular season and playoffs at least on the greens.

“I couldn’t read the putts the way I wanted to. I couldn’t really squat down, that’s when it really hurt,” he explained.

After undergoing surgery on his left knee, he spent the first couple weeks in New York doing rehab and seeing the sites.

“Luckily, I was still able to walk, so me and my girlfriend were in New York and we were doing the city a little bit and kind of acting like tourists, so that was fun. Then we bought a new house and it’s been a lot of house stuff lately.”

Aberg previously had been renting a room from fellow countryman and Tour pro Vincent Norrman in Tallahassee, Florida, but purchased a place with his girlfriend in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, not far from TPC Sawgrass and the Tour’s Global Headquarters. Of becoming a homeowner, he joked, “kind of getting old and getting a lot of grownup points in that space.”

Aberg made the short drive across the Georgia border to this picturesque corner of southern Georgia – halfway between Savannah and Jacksonville, Florida – where he not only won the RSM Classic but also the Jones Cup, one of the premiere amateur events in the country. Can he recapture his usual magic in the Golden Isles?

“I feel 100 percent, otherwise I wouldn’t be here,” he said. “And yeah, I had about four weeks off from playing golf, I didn’t touch a golf club. Started hitting short pitches and wedges at first and then to kind of load it a little bit more and put more pressure on it. Now I’m actually a little bit stronger now than I was before, so that’s good.”

Ludvig Aberg to undergo knee surgery, will play this fall on limited basis

Aberg should be able to hit golf balls 3-4 weeks after his procedure.

Ludvig Aberg has offseason plans.

The 24-year-old Swedish sensation, who is ranked fifth in the world, is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee this week. Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis first reported the news.

Aberg, who finished 16th in the Tour Championship on Sunday, first complained about the knee injury in May when he withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship.

According to Lewis’s social media post, Aberg should be able to hit golf balls 3-4 weeks after his procedure. He likely will play this fall on a limited basis.

Aberg finished second at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Masters in April, his first major, and the BMW Championship among eight top-10 finishes this season.

Aberg isn’t the only one Tour star requiring surgery this offseason. On Saturday, Jordan Spieth announced he underwent successful surgery on his wrist.

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Watch: Ludvig Aberg gets a bloody nose, buries a 53-foot bomb at 2024 BMW Championship

Who said golfers never bleed?

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — U2 once recorded the album “Under a Blood Red Sky” not far from Castle Pines Golf Club at famed Red Rocks. Instead of Sunday, Bloody, Sunday, it was Saturday, bloody, Saturday for Ludvig Aberg at the BMW Championship.

The Swede got a bloody nose from the high altitude but he didn’t let it bother him. Located east of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is known as the Mile High City because its elevation is exactly one mile or 5,280 feet above sea level. Castle Pines is even higher, reaching a peak of 6,305 feet. The thin, mountain air gave Aberg a nose bleed on the first hole, but he wiped it away and then stepped up and buried a 53-foot birdie putt at the par 5 and smiled with glee.

Who said golfers never bleed?

Laugh off the nosebleed, drain the putt 😂

Ludvig Åberg making battling altitude look easy. pic.twitter.com/lvfiKxkK6O

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A year after heartbreak, Robert MacIntyre birdies 72nd hole to win 2024 Genesis Scottish Open

What a win for Bobby Mac.

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre realized a dream on Sunday, holing a 22-foot birdie putt at the last to win the Genesis Scottish Open by one stroke over Australian Adam Scott.

“In my head I just kept saying to myself, this is what you do, Bob,” MacIntyre said of his winning putt to claim his national championship in the tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. “I’ve done it.”

MacIntrye played the final five holes in four under to shoot 3-under 67 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick and become the first Scot since Colin Montgomerie to win on home soil in 25 years and just the second to do so in the 42 times it has been played since first being contested on the DP World Tour in 1972.

“A lot of people might say, he doesn’t quite have this, he doesn’t quite have that, but I’ve got fight and that’s all I need,” MacIntyre said.

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The 27-year-old lefthander and pride of Oban, MacIntyre made just one birdie and two bogeys in his first 13 holes to trail by three shots with five holes to go. He benefited from a rare off day from Swedish sensation Ludvig Aberg, who led by two heading into the day but shot 3 over on the round after hitting only five fairways to place T-4. Scott looked out of the trophy hunt too after he made double bogey at No. 8. But he holed a bunker shot for birdie at the ninth and added three birdies against a single bogey on the closing nine for 67. He was searching for his first victory in more than four years.

“A shame to come up short but Bob did what he had to do to win. Eagle, par, birdie, that’s great stuff,” Scott said.

Momentum shifted to MacIntyre when he sank a 41-foot birdie putt at 14 and he benefited from a rules official granting free relief at the par-5 16^th when it was determined that he was standing on a sprinkler head in deep rough.

Robert MacIntyre of Scotland celebrates victory on the 18th green during day four of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 14, 2024 in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

“I’m shouting and I’m swearing when I’m getting up to the ball because I know that that’s my chance to really make birdie coming in. I got over the ball, looked at it, thinking, I’m in a bit of trouble here. Might manage to move it maybe a hundred yards,” he explained. “Look, I got a bit of luck on 16 and you need a bit of luck to win golf tournaments. I couldn’t believe when I heard a spring under my foot where my spike is at and I’m like no way. It was covered, and I thought, I got lucky; it was meant to be.”

Thanks to a drop in shorter grass, he nailed a 6-iron from 248 yards to 6 feet for eagle to tie Scott for the lead.

In the tournament within a tournament, Richard Mansell shot a course-record-tying 61 to finish T-10 and earn one of three places into next week’s British Open along with Alex Noren and Aaron Rai as the top finishers not already exempt into the final men’s major of the year. Rory McIlroy, in his first start since finishing second at the U.S. Open last month, opened with 65 and shot a stroke higher each day to finish T-4 in his title defense.

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Last year, MacIntyre had his heart ripped out after McIlroy birdied the final two holes to steal the trophy. This year, the tables turned.

“I thought it was short,” MacIntyre said of the winning putt.

The double-breaker just dripped in the front door, for a winning total of 18-under 262, and MacIntyre pumped both fists in the air and screamed so loud he claimed he had lost his voice.

MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour title, the RBC Canadian Open, last month. With the win in his native country, MacIntyre became only the second Scot to win twice in one PGA Tour season, joining Sandy Lyle in 1988.

“I wanted the Scottish Open and I got it,” he said.

Who is Ludvig Åberg’s girlfriend? What we know about Olivia Peet

Here’s what we know about Ludvig Aberg’s girlfriend.

Ludvig Åberg’s climb up to being one of the hottest young names in golf was a quick one. He played at Texas Tech and was considered a future PGA Tour fixture before joining the European Ryder Cup team that beat Team USA in 2023.

If you’re here, you might be wondering: who is he dating?

His girlfriend is reportedly Texas Tech tennis player Olivia Peet, who was with him for the Ryder Cup Gala and the event itself in Rome in 2023. Peet is from England and her dad was a professional tennis player.

There’s your answer! Here’s the couple back in 2023:

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How to pronounce Ludvig Åberg’s name as he contends at the U.S. Open

24-year-old Swedish golfer Ludvig Åberg is making waves at the 2024 U.S. Open.

Could Ludvig Åberg with a major in the first year of his professional golf career?

At 24-years-old, Åberg was one of the youngest competitors at the 2024 Masters and with his pedigree, and now he’s among the leaders at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. Åberg got his first PGA Tour win at the RSM Classic in November 2023 and was also part of the European team’s victory at the 2023 Ryder Cup.

With that being said, given his Swedish heritage, how do you pronounce Åberg’s name? Let’s hear from the man himself!

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2024 U.S. Open third-round odds, golfers to watch

Analyzing the golf odds entering the 3rd round to win the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & C.C. in Pinehurst, N.C.

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Two rounds are in the book at the 2024 U.S. Open and 19 golfers are within 5 strokes of the lead. Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 U.S. Open odds entering Saturday’s 3rd round being played in North Carolina. Check back throughout the season for our PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

Leader Ludvig Aberg is at 5-under-par 135 and will take a 1-stroke lead into Saturday’s 3rd round at Pinehurst Resort & C.C. (Course No. 2; 7,543 yards, par 70). Aberg is No. 4 in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings.

Pre-tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler is tied for 57th and just made the cut at 5-over after rounds of 71-74. He opened at +333 and is now at +8000. Defending champion Wyndham Clark, who won at 10-under 270, is tied for 51st place at 4-over after shooting 73-71. He opened at +6600 to win and is now +75000 to win.

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2024 U.S. Open – Final pairing

Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 3:02 a.m. ET.

Ludvig Aberg (+320)

The 24-year-old Swedish pro, who opened at +1800 to win and was at +650 after round 1, shot a 1-under 69 after an opening round 66. The No. 4 player in Golfweek’s rankings is seeking his 2nd career title in his 28th Tour start.

Thomas Detry (+2000)

The 31-year-old pro, Golfweek’s No. 63 player, starts in a 3-way tie for 2nd place, 1 shot back at 4-under after rounds of 69-67. He opened at +10000 in his quest for his 1st PGA Tour title.

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2024 U.S. Open – In the hunt

Before the final group tees off at 1:42 p.m. ET (10 a.m.-noon ET USA; 12-8 p.m. ET NBC), here are 4 other players to watch as they try to chase down Aberg.

Patrick Cantlay (+900): Golfweek’s No. 7 player starts tied for 2nd, 1 shot back at 4-under after rounds of 65-71. He opened at +5000 and moved to +800 after round 1.

Bryson DeChambeau (+400): He is also tied for 2nd after rounds of 67-69. Golfweek’s No. 6 player opened at +2000 and was at +750 after round 1.

Tony Finau (+1200): He starts tied for 5th place, 2 shots back at 3-under after rounds of 68-69. Golfweek’s No. 29 player opened at +4000.

Rory McIlroy (+450): Golfweek’s No. 3 player is tied for 5th after rounds of 65-72. He opened at +1200 and was +250 after round 1.

2024 U.S. Open – Props update

Before the 124th U.S. Open started, we mentioned a few prop bets worth considering a play on. Let’s take a look at 3 of them, plus one Tiger Woods prop.

Phil Mickelson (+200 to make the cut): Nope, not even close. Lefty shot 79-76 and finished at 15-over.

Any LIV player to win (YES +400): Eight of the 12 LIV players to tee it up made the cut with DeChambeau the tour’s best chance at a winner.

Winning margin (1 shot +400): Halfway through the Open, this sure looks like a winner.

Tiger Woods to make cut (NO -300): It hit as Tiger finished 7-over with rounds of 74-73, 2 shots from making it.

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2024 U.S. Open: Ludvig Aberg’s golf equipment at Pinehurst

A complete list of the golf equipment Ludvig Aberg is using at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

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A complete list of the golf equipment Ludvig Aberg is using at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2:

DRIVER: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X; (21 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X

IRONS: Titleist T100 (4-PW), with KBS Tour 130 X shafts

WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50, 54 and 60 degrees), with KBS Tour 130 X shafts

PUTTER: Odyssey White Hot Versa #1

BALL: Titleist Pro V1x

GRIPS: Golf Pride MCC

Teams, rosters, format and more: Everything you need to know for the TGL’s debut

TGL debuts in 2025.

After TGL’s stadium collapsed at the end of last year, its debut was pushed back to 2025. But as the date draws closer, we now have a significant information about the start-up technology-driven league started by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports.

The first night of matches will take place on Jan. 7, 2025, in primetime on ESPN.

“As we plan the 2025 launch of TGL presented by SoFi, we now have the first three Tuesdays in January circled to introduce sports fans to this new form of team golf. January is a tremendous time of year for fans looking for prime time sports and TGL’s launch will complement the start of the PGA TOUR season and take advantage of ESPN’s promotional machine across their coverage of the NFL and college football playoffs,” said Mike McCarley, founder and CEO of TMRW Sports.

Countless PGA Tour stars are involved in the new circuit, including Woods, McIlroy, Max Homa, Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler, among others.

Learn everything you need to know about the TGL below.

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