Ludvig Aberg set for PGA Tour debut, looks to channel inner Rose Zhang

After a historic week for the LPGA and Rose Zhang, might the PGA Tour see the identical with Ludvig Aberg in his skilled debut? He spoke to the media on Wednesday forward of the RBC Canadian Open as he preps to tee off after turning into the primary PGA Tour College participant to earn exempt standing for the remainder of the 2023 and the whole 2024 season.

It’s his first time in Canada, however the Swedish golfer stated it reminds him of residence with how the course seems to be and the entire surroundings.

He answered questions on his first PGA Tour begin, hockey, and different issues, however one of many largest questions that stood out was if he watched Zhang win her first LPGA event.

“Rose is unbelievable. She’s an unbelievable participant, unbelievable particular person, and what she’s accomplished is fairly superb,” Aberg stated of Zhang. “If I can do one thing alongside these traces, I believe I’m doing fairly nicely. However she had clearly an important faculty profession, and he or she’s going to have an important professional profession too.”

Zhang took the world by storm final week when she took down Jennifer Kupcho in a two-hole playoff. She turned the primary received in 72 years to win her LPGA Tour debut. It was a second in female and male golf historical past that individuals will keep in mind.

Now Aberg has an opportunity to do the identical on the PGA Tour. He’s no slouch, claiming all three collegiate golf trophies this season and having his personal spectacular faculty resume.

He stated that whereas he’s excited in regards to the adjustments from lengthy faculty golf days and is aware of it’ll be totally different on the PGA Tour, he isn’t going to alter a lot about his preparation.

“I’m nonetheless going to be the identical particular person. I’m not going to alter something like that,” Aberg stated. “Keep true to who I’m. See the place that takes me.”