For the second straight week, there’s a hole-in-one on the PGA Tour.
Ludvig Aberg made a hole-in-one on gap No. 3 through the third spherical on the Genesis Invitational after Emiliano Grillo made one on the Phoenix Open’s famed sixteenth gap final week.
Aberg, 25, was 140 yards out and used a pitching wedge. The outlet was barely down hill from the tee field.
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Ludvig Aberg hits his tee shot on the eighth gap through the second spherical of The Genesis Invitational golf event at Torrey Pines. (Denis Poroy-Imagn Photos)
Aberg landed it only a few toes behind the pin, after which it spun again and rattled across the gap earlier than falling in.
It was the primary hole-in-one of Aberg’s PGA Tour profession.
Aberg and the response to his shot was way more subdued than the response to Grillo’s on the notorious sixteenth gap.
Aberg put his arms within the air and fist-pumped earlier than getting congratulations from his caddy.
Ludvig Aberg traces up a putt on the seventh gap through the second spherical of The Genesis Invitational golf event at Torrey Pines. (Denis Poroy-Imagn Photos)
Aberg got here into the day at 4-under par, and as of press time he’s seven-under par by means of eight holes in a tie for second place with Scottie Scheffler and Danny McCarthy.
Davis Thompson is the present chief at 8-under par.
Patrick Rodgers is sitting at 6-under, whereas Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, and Samuel Stevens are all at -4 for the event.
Aberg has only one profession win since turning professional in 2023, profitable the RSM Basic in 2023.
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Ludvig Aberg traces up a putt on the seventh gap through the second spherical of The Genesis Invitational golf event at Torrey Pines. (Denis Poroy-Imagn Photos)
Regardless of solely profitable as soon as in his younger profession, Aberg has been knocking on the door for his subsequent win.
The Swedish golfer has made 34 of 39 cuts in his profession, with 13 prime ten finishes, 9 prime 5 finishes, and being the runner-up 4 occasions.
Aberg hopes his hole-in-one can propel him to victory at Torrey Pines on Sunday.
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