It is scarcely believable that this is Ludvig Aberg's first Open Championship given his meteoric rise in the game over the past 13 months.
Live radio and text commentary on BBC Sport website, with video clips each day. Daily highlights programme on BBC Two from 20:00 BST.Such has been the meteoric rise of the likeable Swede since he turned professional 13 months ago, that it feels like he's been around for years.
Captain Luke Donald selected Aberg as one of his six wildcard picks, making him the first player to compete in a Ryder Cup before playing in a major.This year has brought major championship challenges for the 24-year-old, who has impressed in two of his first three, and jumped to fourth in the world rankings - he was outside the top 3,000 at the start of 2023.
So, on to this week at Royal Troon. He told BBC Sport "it will be a dream come true to play on Thursday", while referencing his fellow Swede Henrik Stenson's titanic tussle with Phil Mickelson the last time the Ayrshire links hosted the Championship in 2016."It's been a long time coming. I’ve tried qualifying a few times but never really been there so it’s cool to be here.
Aberg tuned up for this week with a top-five showing at last week's Scottish Open, across the country at the Renaissance Club in East Lothian.
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