The Swedish nugget Ludvig Aberg, a professional for three months, won the Omega European Masters by beating his compatriot Alexander Björk by two strokes and by three lengths the Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick, who cracked at the end of the day. With this feat, Aberg should join the Englishman in the European Ryder Cup team. Adrien Saddier flies over the weekend to finish in the top 15.
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Ludvig Aberg (-19) never ceases to amaze the little world of golf! The 23-year-old Swede, who turned professional in June 2023, wins the Omega European Masters in Crans-sur-Sierre (Switzerland) under the nose and beard of the Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick who fails on the bottom step of the podium after leading the tournament from start to finish.
The red jacket of the mountain pastures before the blue jacket of Europe?
Former amateur world number one, Aberg should certainly surf on his first title on the DP World Tour as far as Rome (by sliding from Crans Montana it’s possible…). Already among the underdogs to be among the captain’s six picks Luke Donald heading into the first round this week, the talented Texas-bred golfer is now a favorite after his show of withstanding the pressure.
Ludvig Aberg’s first professional victory 🏆#OEM2023 pic.twitter.com/AJhRucAn5O
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 3, 2023
The weather conditions were ideal in Switzerland on Sunday, but we still had to pull out all the stops to score four birdies in a row from 14 to 17! Matt Fitzpatrick has for its part completely cracked with three bogeys on its last four holes, passed to the rolling mill of Ludvig Aberg! Fitzpatrick clearly exploded in flight to finish third with the Scot Connor Syme. But the Brit still snatches an automatic place in the European Ryder Cup team by moving up the world rankings ahead of his compatriot Tommy Fleetwood (who will undoubtedly be called by Luke Donald tomorrow).
The lead extends to two once again for @MattFitz94 💪#OEM2023 pic.twitter.com/eWxAPbYvRc
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) September 3, 2023
Nicolai Hojgaard holds the rope
Another Swede shone as Alexander Björk finished second by two strokes. In the part of Aberg, Björk may have had a significant role in the success of his compatriot by certainly speaking of the country in their native language all day. What to think of something other than this suffocating screed of pressure. This second place should be insufficient for Björk in view of a Ryder Cup where he has never really been in the small papers. For Danish Nicolai Hojgaard, the case is much better engaged! Fifth on Sunday, the 22-year-old Dane remains in three top 6 finishes in his last six tournaments and is firmly in the world top 100. He holds the rope now that Robert MacIntyre is directly qualified, even if the German Yannick Paul, the Polish guy Adrian Meronkeven Victor Perez are not to be eliminated before the final decision announced by Luke Donald on Monday 4 September.
A fiery weekend for Adrien Saddier
Beaten in the Race to Dubai standings by Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez certainly said goodbye to the Ryder Cup by missing the cut this week in Crans Montana. We can still find reasons for satisfaction on the tricolor side with the top 15 ofAdrian Saddier, following the best weekend of the entire field, tied with the winner (130 shots each in two days). We will also remember the score totally identical to that of Saddier from Romain Langasque in the first two rounds (65-65). Unfortunately, Langasque (32nd) could not break par over the whole weekend, eventually being overtaken by one point by Antoine Rozner (-11). Mike Lorenzo-Vera (-8) et Matthew Pavon (-7) are just in the top 50. Alexander Levy ends further (-2). As a reminder, Gary Stal had given up after two days due to back pain.
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2023-09-03 15:17:39
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