Ludvig Aberg says what he finds ‘so underrated’ about Augusta National as a golf course

“Yeah I do [love Augusta], absolutely love it. There’s so many smart things about Augusta that’s so underrated,” he said.

“So many key shots, like number 10 for example. I love that hole because obviously, you’ve got to turn it over off the tee. If you really take it on and you turn it over, you get a flat lie going up against the green that looks a little bit like this, but if you don’t, you bail out, you have a ball above your feet to a green which looks like this [front left to back right] with a front bunker that’s dead.

“13, unbelievable golf hole. You have the ball above your feet and obviously right’s no good and the wind’s almost always in off your left, so you have to hit a ball that goes this way to that wind.”

The PGA Tour course with the best finish according to Ludvig Aberg

Aberg is based in Ponte Vedra. With that, his home course is TPC Sawgrass, the home of The Players Championship.

It is the flagship event on the PGA Tour. And it is the site of perhaps the most famous par three on the calendar – outside of the majors. The 17th hole has provided numerous memorable moments over the years.

And Aberg suggested that with the par five 16th and the treacherous 18th either side of it, TPC Sawgrass ticks all the right boxes.

“It’s a cool environment to come into. Obviously, you’ve got grandstands all along this side, it’s like a stadium. I’m a little bit biased because I live here and I play here all the time, but I think this is the best finish in golf because if you pull off the shots, you can quite easily make three, two, three. But you can also make six, six, six like that. I just like that straightforwardness, here you go, it’s a nine iron to the centre of the green. You’ve got to hit it, but if you don’t, you’re going to get punished,” he said.

“I’ve never hit it in the water [on 17]. I’ve played it a few years now. I’ve hit it in the water in practice rounds. Tournament week, I think I’m three under for my career, something like that.”

Aberg is yet to crack the top 10 at The Players Championship, having finished 16th and 21st in his two appearances so far.

You certainly would not be shocked to see him contend at some stage in the near future.