Swedish ‘stud’ Ludvig Åberg unfazed by extraordinary rise to Ryder Cup

Only four months out of college the 23-year-old described as a generational talent looks poised to make an impact for Europe

SWAGGER: Team Europe's Ludvig Aberg during a press conference at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

The stud arrived in the press tent at 4.30pm, led by a rush of sweaty and dishevelled sports journalists, and followed, a few seconds later, by a camera crew, who are trailing him for the Netflix documentary Full Swing. 

Square-jawed, square-shouldered, straight-backed, slim and 6ft-plenty, he arranged himself at the top table, flicked his pale grey eyes up from under the brim of his cap, and shot a brilliant white smile around the room. It was, he explained, “cool” to be here, “really cool”. There was a crash at the back. Maybe somebody had fainted.