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A flying start.
Or how about two eagles during the first round of The Players Championship in Florida?
Ludvig Åberg played dream golf in his debut.
– It looks very good, says his mentor Peter Hanson to Aftonbladet.
It is called the fifth major, the championship at the classic Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. Ludvig Åbergwho started on the tenth hole, is immediately in the lead – thanks in large part to the ability to handle the long holes.
Åberg’s success
The young Swedish golf star, who is playing the competition for the first time, managed to go two par 5 holes in just three strokes – in golf parlance it is called “making an eagle”.
– It is not very often that you make two eagles. It was obviously a bonus that the putts fell in, but what I like is that I make good swings, hit good putts and play the holes in a good way, says Åberg to Aftonbladet.
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Already on the opening hole, the Skåne from Eslöv also recorded a birdie when he walked the par 4 hole in three strokes.
The 24-year-old had the chance for a few more birdies but those putts didn’t go in.
Two strokes behind
At the end he bogeyed but immediately made up for it with his second birdie of the day on the final hole.
The 67 round means that Ludvig Åberg is in the lead ahead of Friday’s 18 holes. When the round was canceled due to darkness, he was tied for sixth place.
– I am very impressed. It must be remembered that all this is still new to him. Today he plays with Adam Scott who he has looked up to for a long time and Patrick Cantlay who is a big star. Nevertheless, he feels very calm and harmonious, says Peter Hanson to Aftonbladet.
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Åberg:
– It’s always nervous when you go out in a big competition with talented players around you, then it lets up a little when you get out.
Shared management
Xander SchauffeleUSA, the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and the American Wyndham Clark shares the lead at seven strokes under par.
The Canadian Nick Taylor and Matt FitzpatrickEngland shadows the tight trio in second place six strokes under the par of the course.
Alex Norén has also finished playing and is one under par with 71 strokes while Vincent Norrman had a tougher day, recording 77 strokes, five over par.
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