Biography

Ludvig Åberg will make his second appearance in Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team and first at an away Ryder Cup after securing one of Donald’s six Captain’s picks. Following a quick ascension as one of the world’s best players and ending 2024 as World Number Five, Åberg began his year with a tie for fifth at The Sentry on the PGA TOUR and earned his second PGA TOUR title at the Genesis Invitational in February. Having battled the flu, it was a victory that included a hole in one on Saturday and a final round 66 with four birdies on his last six holes to win by one shot ahead of American Maverick McNealy. While that form didn’t quite translate throughout the next few months, the Swede did finish inside the top 10 at The Masters for a second year in a row. The Genesis Scottish Open marked another up-turn in form for Åberg, starting with a tie for 8th at The Renaissance Club. He finished tied 23rd at The Open, before ending his year with back-to-back top tens at The Fed-Ex St Jude Championship and BMW Championship, and a tie 21st at the Tour Championship on the PGA TOUR that will all do plenty to solidify more confidence as he makes his first appearance in a Stateside Ryder Cup.

Åberg memorably made history as the first player to play at a Ryder Cup before making an appearance in a Major Championship in 2023, having been selected the day after winning his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2023 Omega European Masters. The other half of the record-breaking Scandinavian partnership, Åberg proved Donald’s choice was a worthy one. Playing in four matches, he earned two points from three alongside Hovland – which of course includes that history making 9&7 foursomes victory – before losing his singles match 3&2 to Brooks Koepka.