Ludvig Aberg

One year as a professional was all it took Ludvig Åberg to reach world No 4, make his Ryder Cup debut, win on both sides of the Atlantic and in the very first major of his career finish runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at the Masters.

European captain Luke Donald spotted the potential early and named him straight after the former world amateur number one’s closing 64 swept him to a maiden DP World Tour title at the 2023 Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

In an astonishing start to his Ryder Cup career the Swede partnered Viktor Hovland to foursomes victories over Champion Golfer Brian Harman and Max Homa, then Scheffler and five-time major winner Brooks Koepka by a record 9&7 margin.

Soon after Åberg captured the RSM Classic by four shots after back-to-back closing rounds of 61.

He underwent knee surgery last September, but returned to claim his second PGA Tour title at February’s Genesis Invitational.