Ludvig Åberg on precipice of back-to-back wins at BMW PGA Championship

He has 18 holes to go till claiming the largest win of his younger profession.

After taking pictures an outstanding 6-under 66 Saturday, Ludvig Åberg holds a two-shot lead over Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and Connor Syme of Scotland on the BMW PGA Championship.

“It was a number of enjoyable,” Åberg stated of his thrilling third spherical.

“I felt like I used to be putting the ball fairly good at this time though I had a number of left misses with my driver. However I ended up with some key saves right here and there after which with a number of good photographs coming in.”

A type of huge misses got here on the par-4 thirteenth gap, a 470-yard dogleg left.

Åberg rifled his tee shot left and into the woods. His ball got here to relaxation in a creek, which pressured him to take a drop.

A double bogey—and his two-shot lead utterly evaporating—stared him proper within the face.

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“I didn’t even know there was a water hazard there,” Åberg stated of his endeavors at 13.

“However I took the drop and chipped out, after which I ended up making, I don’t even understand how lengthy the putt was, nevertheless it felt fairly good when it went in however considered one of them bonuses, I assume.”

He drained a 36-footer to save lots of a bogey-five.

It was certainly the ‘bonus’ of the day.

However most impressively, that mishap didn’t part the 23-year-old.

Two holes later, on the robust par-4 fifteenth, Åberg pulled out his driver once more and stripped it down the center of the golf green.

He then caught a 187-yard 7-iron to 6 toes and rolled that in for birdie.

Identical to that, his mistake at 13 was wiped away, which speaks volumes to the younger man’s psychological fortitude. That may turn out to be useful on the Ryder Cup in two weeks and will spell doom for Crew USA.

However Åberg acquired a wholesome dose of what the Ryder Cup will really feel like since he performed the primary two rounds with Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland.

“I virtually acquired just a little little bit of manner heat up the primary two days enjoying with Rory, a number of stuff occurring,” Åberg stated.

“I felt like I dealt with it properly the final two days. I did the identical at this time. I stored my toes the place they have been and targeted on one shot at a time. Hopefully, I’ll do the identical tomorrow and play some good golf.”

If he performs properly once more on Sunday, Åberg will declare his second victory on the DP World Tour in three weeks. He captured his first title on the Omega European Masters two weeks in the past Sunday.

That’s fairly spectacular, contemplating he simply graduated from Texas Tech this previous spring.

The previous Crimson Raider has made the sport look simple, however he insists that isn’t the case.

“I want this sport was simple, nevertheless it’s not,” Åberg stated. “I really feel like I’m putting the ball fairly properly, and I’m simply attempting to benefit from enjoying properly.”

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