{"id":1252520,"date":"2024-07-12T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1252520"},"modified":"2024-09-23T07:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:19:56","slug":"ludvig-aberg-sets-clubhouse-target-at-scottish-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/ludvig-aberg-sets-clubhouse-target-at-scottish-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Ludvig \u00c5berg sets clubhouse target at Scottish Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swedish star Ludvig \u00c5berg set an imposing clubhouse target in pursuit of the biggest win of his young career in the \u00a37million Genesis Scottish Open.<\/p>\n

\u00c5berg exploited ideal conditions at the Renaissance Club to card a second successive 64 for a halfway total of 12 under par, one shot ahead of France\u2019s Antoine Rozner.<\/p>\n

Rozner, who has yet to drop a shot this week, added a 64 to his opening 65 while Italy\u2019s Matteo Manassero and South Korea\u2019s Sungjae Im were on 10 under after rounds of 63 and 67 respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been very nice,\u201d \u00c5berg said with typical understatement. \u201cI felt like we\u2019ve had a very good game plan and are executing the shots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try not to force anything. We try to have a lot of acceptance when we play and make sure that we put good swings on it, and give ourselves plenty of chances, which I felt like we\u2019ve done very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s, what, 150-something players in the field? No-one is going to play perfect golf for 72 holes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think things like a bad bounce are\u00a0going to happen to everyone at some point and, whenever that happens, you\u2019ve just got to try to deal with it the best you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00c5berg only turned professional in June last year but won the final Ryder Cup qualifying event in Switzerland at the start of September and was hailed as a \u201cgenerational talent\u201d when given a wild card by Europe captain Luke Donald.<\/p>\n

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Ludvig \u00c5berg set the clubhouse target after back-to-back 64s in the Genesis Scottish Open (Malcolm Mackenzie\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The 24-year-old partnered Viktor Hovland to a record 9&7 thrashing of world number one Scottie Scheffler and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka in Rome as Europe regained the trophy, and two months later won his first title on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

\u00c5berg then finished runner-up to Scheffler in April\u2019s Masters<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on his major championship debut and held the halfway lead in last month\u2019s US Open, but is determined not to let success go to his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t describe myself as a superstar. All I try to do is play good golf,\u201d \u00c5berg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether these last 12 months have changed my life on the golf course, it hasn\u2019t really changed my life off the golf course. I\u2019m still me and I\u2019m still the same personality and that\u2019s not going to change in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n