Ludvig Aberg clinches his first PGA Tour win in record fashion at the RSM Classic, just six months after the Ryder Cup breakout star turned pro
- Ludvig Aberg tied the lowest ever 72-hole total (253) in PGA Tour history
- It took the 24-year-old Swede just 58 rounds of PGA golf to win his first event
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Ludvig Aberg capped a stellar start to his professional golf career on Sunday by securing his first PGA Tour victory at the RSM Classic.
At the final PGA Tour event of the year, Aberg recorded the lowest ever 72-hole total, 253, in Tour history, with Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open.
Aberg also set the record for lowest 54-hole total, during rounds second through fourth at 186 strokes, according to Justin Ray.
He additionally set the record for the lowest final two round score in PGA history, with a nine under on both days, giving him a two-day total of 122.
Aberg beat the marks by one stroke of Matt Jones at Kapalua in 2022 and Patrick Rodgers at Sea Island in 2019.
Ludvig Aberg was a college golfer six months ago, now he’s won a PGA Tour event at age 24
Aberg was also part of the victorious Team Europe at the Ryder Cup earlier this year
Aberg won the RSM Classic at 18 under over the final two days of the tournament
This all happened for the 24-year-old since he turned pro in June after winning the Ben Hogan Award, college golf’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, in 2022 and 2023.
“Beyond my dreams,” Aberg said. “It’s been six months I’ll never forget.”
It also took Aberg just 14 rounds on the DP World Tour to win his first event, which took place at the Omega European Masters in September, marking an unprecedented run of success in the second half of 2023.
Before starting his professional career, Aberg was already guaranteed a PGA Tour card for 2024 because he was the top-ranked college golfer last season.
Now Aberg will be a favorite to win his first major in his first full year as a professional golfer.