Ludvig Aberg, der kürzlich zum Profi geworden ist, wird am Montag den Ryder Cup für Europa antreten, nachdem er in die sechs Wildcard-Picks von Captain Luke Donald aufgenommen wurde.
The 23-year-old, who only started his professional career in June, won Sunday the European Masters in Switzerland.
Donald sagte: “Ich habe Vertrauen in Ludvig – Ich glaube, er wird ein Generationsspieler sein.”
Auch Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry und Nicolai Hojgaard wurden für das zwölfköpfige Team ausgewählt, das in Rom gegen die USA antreten wird.
They join Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre, who won the six automatic qualification spots for the biennial match, which will be held at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club from September 29th to October 1st.
Following a record 19-9 defeat at Whistling Straits in 2021, Europe will try to regain the Ryder Cup from the United States on home soil.
His performance stunned me.
Prior to Monday’s announcement, the potential inclusion of Aberg from Sweden had been a significant and exciting topic of discussion due to his lack of experience.
In the first two rounds of the Rocket Mortgage Classic earlier this year, shooting 65 and 67 with Donald was an excellent early audition for a spot.
In Crans-sur-Sierre in the final qualifying event, the former world number one amateur, who finished first in the PGA Tour University rankings to earn his card, underlined his rich potential to make the quickest transition from the amateur ranks to the Ryder Cup in the contest’s history.
Donald fügte hinzu, dass er für eine lange Zeit anwesend sein wird und hervorragende Leistungen erbringen wird.
He würde die folgenden acht spielen, wenn er nicht a dieser teilnehmen würde. I think that’s how good he is.
He erzielt einige herausragende Aufnahmen. He would be the world’s number one driver this year, ahead of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, and those are pretty high standards for someone just out of college.
Es war offensichtlich für uns, was er in der Studentenszene getan hatte. Wenn man seine Leistungen in den vergangenen vier Jahren betrachtet, sind die einzigen Spieler mit ähnlichen Leistungen Viktor Hovland und Jon Rahm. He does that well. In Detroit spielte ich mit ihm und war begeistert von seiner Leistung.
Despite winning the Italian Open on the Ryder Cup course in May and being third in the DP World Tour rankings, Poland’s Adrian Meronk, 30, has not been chosen.
“You could make a good argument to be on that team that aren’t.” Donald fügte hinzu, dass dies schwierige Entscheidungen sind.
I’ve been in that situation myself – I know what it feels like and it’s gut-wrenching. I spoke to them all, and it’s never easy, but they handled it with class.
