Ludvig Aberg says best golf is still on the PGA Tour

Rising star of golf Ludvig Aberg has revealed why he turned down a deal to hitch LIV together with what he referred to as ‘pink flags’.

Aberg, who competed in a Main and gained his first PGA Tour title in November after taking part in on Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup group, acknowledged on a Eurosport podcast that he’s “tremendous assured” in his option to play on the PGA Tour versus the LIV Golf League, which is run by Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund.

The 24-year-old stated he acquired the most recent LIV provide after ending his rookie season with a victory within the RSM Basic, the place he shot 61-61 on the weekend for a memorable maiden title.

“There have been plenty of pink flags, which isn’t good,” Aberg stated on a Eurosport podcast.

“We realized that I might doubtlessly burn loads of bridges, and I wasn’t fascinated with that. After I look again, I’m very assured in my choice. I’ll by no means chase cash; what I do is compete. I did the suitable factor.”

Current defections have taught us to take all such professions with a pinch of salt. Nevertheless, Aberg insists that the perfect competitors continues to be on the PGA Tour.

“I need to play in opposition to the perfect, as a result of I’m a aggressive individual and prefer to compete in opposition to the perfect gamers,” the Swede stated. “Sadly, it doesn’t seem like that in the meanwhile, it’s a bit extra fragmented.”

“After I have a look at the PGA Tour and the competitions there, there’s a lot historical past round all of the competitions. And that’s what I like, that’s what I’m going for. However then you must respect everybody’s selections.”

Aberg acquired an invite to take part within the Hero Dubai Desert Basic on the European Tour in January 2023 after ending first within the PGA Tour College rankings. After the primary spherical, he was tied for the lead. He took house The Status in February for the third time in his profession. He participated within the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March because of a sponsor exemption and tied for twenty fourth place there.

Aberg turned the primary golfer to retain the person championship when he smashed the scoring document within the Large 12 Males’s Golf Championship. He additionally acquired the Ben Hogan Award once more in Could. For the 2023 season, he additionally took house the Haskins Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award.