After clinching his second PGA Tour victory at the Genesis Invitational, Ludvig Aberg could be set for a major championship breakthrough in 2025.
Few players can compete with the Swede right now, and after his win at Torrey Pines, some pundits have tipped Aberg to become world number one after Scottie Scheffler.
Given the ease with which Aberg tackles PGA Tour events and the fact there is no apparent weakness within his game, he is undoubtedly one of the favourites heading into the Masters Tournament.
Aberg finished second at Augusta National last year behind Scheffler and the current world number one will be the man to beat in the first major of 2025. What’s more, Rory McIlroy appears to be somewhere near his best.
Aberg will have to overcome Scheffler and McIlroy if he’s to win a major. So, let’s take a look at how Aberg’s first 40 PGA Tour events shape up against two of golf’s all-time best.
Ludvig Aberg stats compared to Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler
Per Data Golf, Aberg has a 5% win rate thus far. McIlroy had a 7.5% win rate from his first 40 events and Scheffler failed to taste victory.
Aberg (25%) has finished in the top ten 2.5% more often than McIlroy did and 10% more than Scheffler managed during his early PGA Tour days.
What’s more, when looking at the cut data, Aberg has made the weekend 85% of the time, which is the same as McIlroy’s performance during the early part of his career.
Interestingly, Scheffler languishes slightly behind, having only made the cut in 70% of his first 40 events.
Ludvig Aberg strokes gained compared to Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler
When it comes to strokes gained data, Aberg’s start to life on the PGA Tour is extremely impressive. The 25-year-old has cumulative strokes gained +200.
McIlroy managed +190 during his first 40 rounds, and Scheffler +146. Aberg is currently averaging +1.38 strokes gained per round, which is better than the world number one (1.08) but slightly worse than McIlroy. The Northern Irishman gained +1.44 strokes per round during his first 40 PGA Tour events.
The stats indicate that Aberg is performing at a higher level than McIlroy and Scheffler did when they broke through. After landing the biggest win of his career in San Diego, Aberg’s maiden major victory feels like a matter of if and not when.
What Ludvig Aberg said after his Genesis Invitational win
In addition to his elite-level golfing ability, Aberg appears to have a calm head and cut a relaxed figure after clinching victory on Sunday.
“It was awesome,” Aberg told CBS. “It was a great fight. Obviously the golf course is tough but felt like I was in control of the ball flight all day and really proud of the way that I finished, it was really cool.
“The putt on 12 was big because I think at that point the lead was at 12, and it was a putt to stay at eight. I made it, which was nice, then made a couple of birdies.
“It was so much fun coming down the last few holes trying to win a tournament. It really is a special feeling.”
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