Ludvig Aberg added to his astonishing second half of the year when he closed with a second straight 9-under 61 on Sunday to win the RSM Classic in St.
Simons Island, Ga., his first PGA Tour title to go along with a European tour victory and a winning debut in the Ryder Cup. And to think the 24-year-old Swede was still at Texas Tech six months ago. "Beyond my dreams," Aberg said. "It's been six months I'll never forget." Not only did he win the final event of the PGA Tour season, he did it in record fashion.
His final birdie allowed Aberg to tie the 72-hole scoring record on the PGA Tour, matching the 253 of Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open.
His 61-61 finish set the tour record for lowest closing 36 holes, beating by one the mark shared by Matt Jones at Kapalua in 2022 and Patrick Rodgers at Sea Island in 2019. "I think the sky's the limit," said Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., who gave Aberg a spirited battle with a 63 and couldn't keep up. "He's got the whole package.