Rory McIlroy praises Ludvig Aberg's potential in golf

Rory McIlroy has insisted for quite some time that Ludvig Aberg is poised to become a huge star in golf.ranked ninth in the world at age 24 less than a year after turning pro, hung with No. 1 player in the world for the better part of 72 holes before Scottie Scheffler pulled away on the back nine to

Like when Aberg, in a four-way tie for the lead, sent his approach shot on the par-4 11th into the water on the left side of the green, leading to a double bogey.But he quickly put it behind him, battling back to make birdie on 13 and 14 to briefly pull back within two shots of Scheffler. But Scheffler made another birdie and hit too many good shots down the stretch for Aberg to have any hope of a comeback.

“Obviously it wasn’t ideal, but I felt like me and my team, we’ve focused a lot on just keep playing no matter what happens,” Aberg said. “If you just keep playing, skills are going to show up. I think once you stop playing, that’s when the skills are not showing up.”After opening with a 73 on Thursday, he played the final three rounds in 8 under. He hit 79% of his fairways and 61% of greens in regulation.

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