He makes his first "hole in one" on the circuit and wins The Genesis Invitational celebrating, at the age of 25 years, 3 months and 17 days, the second career title on the PGA Tour in 40 matches played. Special week for Ludvig Aberg. The Swede, with a total of 276 (74 66 70 66, -12) shots, won, in La Jolla (San Diego), the high tournament of the top US circuit. Despite a false start in the first round, the talent of Eslov managed to make the competition his own thanks to a decisive birdie on the 72nd and final hole, which allowed him to overcome Maverick McNealy in a photo finish. The American, 2nd with 277 (-11), was not satisfied, with a 64 (-8), to make the best round of the week. Just like his compatriot, Scottie Scheffler, it was not enough to play a leading tournament. The world number 1 ranked 3rd with 279 (-9) tied with Patrick Rodgers. Fifth place with 280 (-8) for Danny McCarthy, Tony Finau and other big names like Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay.
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Ludvig Aberg, results
Rewarded by Tiger Woods, ambassador of the event and great absentee of the competition, Aberg has now risen to fourth place in the world ranking. "I'm happy and excited, I love California and I think that the Torrey Pines Golf Club is one of the most beautiful places to play", the satisfaction of the Swede. The exploit earned him 4,000,000 dollars against a total prize pool of 20,000,000. On the "moving day" the decisive shock, with a "hole in one" made on hole 3 (par 3), from 140 yards (128 meters), with a pitching wedge. Since 1983, no winner of the Genesis Invitational had ever opened the event with a partial of 74 (+2) shots. In the final stages, McNealy tried to fool everyone by making 9 birdies (including 5 consecutive), before stumbling into a bogey on the 14th.
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And now the PGA Tour is preparing to immediately return to the forefront. The Mexico Open will take place in Vallarta from February 20 to 23. There will also be two Italians on the field: Matteo Manassero and Francesco Molinari.
The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a basic element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the non-observance by many players of the rules of the game. In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
