2024 Masters: Ludvig Aberg on his rapid rise, earliest Masters memory and being a rookie in the majors
The juggernaut that is Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg is set to hit Augusta National and compete in his first major championship.
It’s crazy to think all that he has accomplished without having played in one of the big four tournaments of men’s professional golf. Aberg turned professional in 2023 after achieving the No. 1 player on the PGA Tour University Ranking. He lifted his first professional silverware in his sixth DP World Tour event. Aberg was named as one of European Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald’s six captain’s picks, tabbling Aberg a ‘generational talent’ in the process. In being selected, Aberg was the first Ryder Cup player in history to have never played in a major championship. Then, after holding his own in Rome in helping the Euros win back the Cup, Aberg shot 61-61 on the weekend to win his first PGA Tour title at the RSM Classic. Heady stuff, and he hasn’t slowed down much this season, finishing second at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February, logging an eighth-place finish at the Players Championship in March and climbing into the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking. No Masters rookie has won the title since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 but few first-timers have made that inaugural trip down Magnolia Lane with so much anticipation as Aberg.
Ahead of the 88th Masters, Aberg participated in a wide-ranging Q&A through a partnership with Rolex (he became a Rolex testimonee last year) that touches on his earliest memory of the Masters, his favorite Masters moment and the best advice he’s been given, plus much, much more.
