With 2023 nearly in the books, Ludvig Åberg looks back on an incredible year – that he began as a college student at Texas Tech, and ended as a PGA Tour & Ryder Cup winner – with Smylie Kaufman. Ludvig discusses his formative years learning the game of golf in Sweden, a caddie change that he thinks will position him well for major championship success, and which of those majors he is most looking forward to in 2024. As Ludvig heads home for the holidays, he closes the show by sharing a uniquely Swedish Christmas tradition.
0:00 Road trip from Lubbock to Tallahassee
4:32 Growing up in Sweden + the Filbornaskolan academy which helped develop his golf game
13:16 Getting recruited by Texas Tech + culture shock upon arrival in Lubbock
22:10 Finishing 1st in the PGA Tour U program
27:31 Expectations for his first year as a Tour pro
30:18 When he first started considering the Ryder Cup as a possibility
34:36 Luke Donald’s FaceTime to tell Ludvig he’d been picked
37:45 Jordan Spieth’s reflection on the impact of the Ryder Cup
40:39 Playing with Viktor Hovland in the Ryder Cup
49:21 Making a caddie change to add Joe Skovron
51:26 Which major he’s most looking forward to in 2024
54:45 Swedish Christmas traditions
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7 Comments
Love it Smylie, the next Superstar is Ludvig
Very good interviews, but Smylie, we need some full stops on those questions😄
Donald Duck FTW!
The European players seem far more grounded, more articulate, more interesting and fortunately more normal than your average redneck, Bible thumping, Republican voting US Tour Pro.
You guys rock 🐳 By far the best golfcast. Keep it up cant wait for the next one ❤
Did Charlie see the sheep head meal Viktor Hovland posted an image of as an instagram story recently? New Hulme family few-weeks-before-Christmas tradition maybe??!!
I have this image of a 95 year old Smylie sitting in his rocking chair and still trying to get validation for his 1st hole 2023 Ryder Cup call from those around him! 😉😉😁 😁