Ludvig Aberg's epic tee shot ignites golf's passion!

Ludvig Aberg leads the Players Championship by three heading into Sunday. Getty Images PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ludvig Aberg arrived on the 18th tee box at the Players Championship so quickly that he beat the crowd.

As he dipped to place his ball on the tee, setting in motion the warp-speed warmup routine that preempts each of his golf shots, bystanders chattered as they settled into position. It wasn’t their fault, really — they’d witnessed an onslaught of slow, plodding golfers cycle through the 18th, none of whom carried the same urgency as the golfer leading the tournament by four shots as he stepped to address. Aberg stood over the ball as the first of the crowd began to quiet.

And then, just when it seemed he was going to swing, he stopped. He stepped away, held for a second, and committed again. “Yeah, there’s certain tee balls where, depending where the wind is, you have to really get your lines accurate,” Aberg said later.

“That might take a couple of extra seconds. ” A couple of extra seconds. That’s about how much you can convince Ludvig Aberg to slow down if you’re really trying — and the 18th on TPC Sawgrass is always trying.