Rare Swing by Ludvig Aberg Completely Breaks PGA Rules!
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg was the model of control at The Players Championship, in the lead for 36 consecutive holes and marching to what looked to be a methodical win on the TPC Sawgrass. And then control gave way to collapse.
His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th. His driver was pulled left into the water on the reachable par-4 12th. Aberg stood on the 11th tee ahead by two.
He walked to the 13th tee behind by three. The Swede never recovered, shot 40 on the back nine, closed with a 4-under 76 and tied for fifth. “Obviously, today the back nine was not good,” he said.
“But that’s the way it goes sometimes. ” By the time he reached the theater surrounding the island green on the 17th hole, the tournament was being decided ahead on the 18th hole when Cameron Young blistered the longest drive ever on the 18th hole at a wind-aided 375 yards, and Matt Fitzpatrick failed to save par. By then, the disappointment had set in for Aberg.
It all turned on the 11th hole, where he was in position for an easy birdie until his 7-wood flared out to the right and the wind kept pushing it until it found the middle of the pond. “I felt like I’ve had that sort of 7-wood right miss a few times this week, on No. 4 especially twice, and it came up on 11 as well,” Aberg said.