Ludvig Åberg has named the two players on the PGA Tour he would make sure to follow at The Masters if he was attending Augusta National as a patron.
Åberg is certainly threatening to have a very good relationship with Augusta National. The Swede has been in the mix to win The Masters on Sunday during both of his appearances in the first major of the year.
In 2024, he was leading the chasing pack trying to hunt Scottie Scheffler until he found the water with his approach on the 11th hole. Meanwhile, he was tied for the lead during the latter stages of his last round 12 months ago.
It seems inevitable that he will win the Green Jacket at some stage.
Ludvig Åberg names the two players he would follow at The Masters
Many of the PGA Tour‘s best have tasted victory at Augusta National over the years, with Rory McIlroy becoming the latest to join one of the game’s most exclusive clubs last year.
But it was another two previous winners who Åberg picked out as the players he would choose to watch if he was attending the event as a patron.
He was initially asked about how he would approach the day if watching from behind the ropes.
“I would get here early, as soon as I can, as soon as the gates open. Walk around, get some sandwiches, get some breakfast. And, yeah, I think there’s a few holes. Obviously you want to see 11, 12, 13. I think you have to see those at some point,” he said.
“I would want to see 16, if I was a fan, especially when they put the pins kind of down left. And, yeah, just don’t take any pictures, I guess, during the tournaments. But just try to soak it in.
“I would watch Jordan Spieth or Hideki Matsuyama. I love watching them play. You never know what’s going to happen. They might chip it in or hit a flat shot to dead. They’re fun to watch,” he added.
Augusta National has been the site of Jordan Spieth’s greatest triumph and one of his biggest nightmares
It is almost strange to think that Spieth has won three of the four majors on one occasion – simply because so many of the most notable moments in his career have taken place at Augusta National.
He did not finish outside of the top two on his first three visits to The Masters. It remains inexplicable that he failed to win in 2016 even a full decade on.
Spieth looked to be cruising towards a victory that would have made him only the fourth man to retain his Masters crown. However, the second nine at Augusta National can do strange things to a player, as Spieth found out.
Interestingly, Matsuyama’s win in 2021 saw his only top 10 in his last nine appearances in the event.
He has, however, not missed the cut at The Masters since 2014. So it should surprise no one if he manages to put together a good week this time around.