Ludvig Aberg admits what Oakmont has already forced him to change in his technique for the US Open

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Ludvig Aberg will be hopeful of winning his first major championship this week at Oakmont, with the US Open trophy up for grabs.

Aberg has actually been in fairly poor form recently by his standards. After he won at Torrey Pines earlier this year everyone expected him to really kick on and rack up some more victories.

That hasn’t happened as yet, but he seems to be on the right trajectory heading into the US Open at the highly esteemed Oakmont.

The 25-year-old has recorded back-to-back top 20 finishes in his last two starts at the Memorial Tournament and the Canadian Open respectively.

Aberg has already stated how demanding Oakmont will be this week, and the general consensus is that a score of around even-par will win the tournament.

The big Swede certainly has the game needed to challenge at Oakmont.

However, he will be doing one thing slightly differently during the US Open this week.

Ludvig Aberg says Oakmont has forced him to change technique for the US Open

On paper, Aberg should be perfectly suited to US Open setups, with his imperious driving of the golf ball.

However, his short game definitely lets him down at times, and he will need to solve that issue if he is to ever win America’s national championship.

It seems like the PGA Tour star has made a slight adjustment to his action around the greens ahead of the US Open.

During a video posted on the Titleist YouTube channel, Aberg spoke with his coach, Hans Larsson, about how he has been forced into changing his approach to chipping at Oakmont.

He said, “I think I need to feel when I hit that shot that I’m moving the low point a bit towards the target because as soon as I end up a bit behind it I drag everything with me.

Aberg then elaborated on what he told his coach about his chipping action.

The Swede explained, “I was just telling Hans (his coach) on those rough chips, especially when it’s sitting deep, and you have some green to work with, I want to feel like I’m moving the low point a little bit towards it, because as soon as you get behind it, it’s game over right. So on those, I try to get a little bit more shaft lean, to get it to popping and tumbling.”

What Aberg’s 2025 stats mean for his US Open chances

Aberg has been through a difficult few months on the course.

And that is reflected by his underwhelming statistics on the PGA Tour this season.

There should be huge concern for Aberg and his fans when looking at those numbers.

The keys to playing well at Oakmont are solid driving, pinpoint approach shots and the ability to get the ball up and down.

Well, as you can see above, driving is the only category this season where Aberg has flourished.

If Aberg brings the average form he has shown in 2025 to Oakmont, he will miss the cut at the US Open, there is no doubt in my mind about that.