Ludvig Aberg shoots 74 at Masters round after 2 double-bogeys
Ludvig Aberg may already be a world-class talent but is still prone to make mistakes of inexperience. His first round at the Masters was a case study.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — There was a spring in Ludvig Aberg's step striding to the ninth tee of the Augusta National Golf Club on April 9 in the first round of the Masters Tournament. After all, he birdied the rugged par-3 fourth (26-foot putt) and the sixth hole (13-footer), holes that yielded only 18 total birdies in the first round.
He had missed an 18-foot birdie attempt at No. 7 and settled for a par at the par-5 eighth after driving into the left trees. None of it was daunting him.
More: Masters leaderboard, scores, tee times, videos, more "Absolutely," Aberg said, when asked if he felt like he stole a couple of shots to the field on the first nine par 3s, combined with his birdie at No. 2. Aberg then ran into some continuing education at the Masters in his ninth career round at Augusta: There are certain places you don't miss.
One is long and right on the ninth green. Another is long and left on the 13th green. "I left myself in tricky spots," he admitted.