Ludvig Åberg performed like a veteran at Augusta Nationwide regardless of being a first-time Masters participant. He completed the week solo second behind Scottie Scheffler, who gained his second Inexperienced Jacket in three years.
The Swedish phenom posted a last spherical 3-under 69 to complete at 7-under for the match.
Now that his first main is beneath his belt, he can’t anticipate the following one.
“This being my first main championship, you by no means actually know what it’s going to be like till you’re there and expertise it,” Åberg stated. “I feel this week has given me plenty of experiences and plenty of classes discovered by way of these issues. It makes me actually hungry, and it makes me wish to do it many times.”
He admitted to shaking with nerves on the primary tee, however as soon as he settled in, the previous Texas Tech Purple Raider started working.
Åberg appeared polished and regular all through the entrance 9, making three birdies to exit in 33 strokes.
His solely hiccup got here on the par-4 eleventh, the place he made double-bogey.
“I’ve been enjoying that very same shot all week the place I intention good of the suitable fringe of the inexperienced and attempt to drive it — or draw it in there,” he defined. “I attempted to do the identical factor at the moment, and it began a little bit bit too far left. The wind caught it and hit it within the water.”
The reigning RSM Traditional champion knew to keep away from that water however needed to concentrate on the constructive stuff that occurred as an alternative of that one error.
“It wasn’t splendid to hit it within the water on 11, I feel everyone knows that,” Åberg stated. “Me and my crew, we’ve targeted loads on simply hold enjoying it doesn’t matter what occurs. I feel when you simply hold enjoying, abilities are going to indicate up.”
Many rookies would have let that double-bogey on 11 derail the remainder of their spherical, however not Åberg. The 24-year-old saved plugging proper alongside and would get each photographs again on 13 and 14 with birdies.
“It was an excellent instance of simply hold enjoying, simply to verify to maintain the ball in entrance of you, and there’s plenty of holes left to be performed,” he defined. “I feel me ending nicely after these couple holes had been fairly encouraging to see.”
Åberg has a month till his second main on the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Membership, the place he’ll look to proceed his outstanding run.
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