Ludvig Aberg has had a tumultuous year! A stellar T2 finish at the Masters and a surgery. He tore a meniscus in his left knee and had to undergo surgery in September. After two months of recovery, the 25-year-old is not set to make his comeback. That too at an event that holds a special position in his heart. Ludvig Aberg will be defending his title at the 2024 RSM Classic this week.

He has managed to finish in the runner-up position in a total of three events this year and has accumulated eight top-10s. Ahead of the RSM Classic, he also stated that he had fully recovered. “Last couple weeks I’ve been itching to get out here,” said Åberg. “It’s been a long time coming, it feels like.”

After the practice round on Tuesday at the Sea Island Golf Club, Ludvig Aberg was asked if his surgery was bothering him in any way. To this, he said, “I couldn’t read the putts the way I wanted to. I couldn’t squat down; that’s when it really hurt. It was like I said, it was manageable.” He added how he could feel the pain throughout the year because his knees had swollen. This resulted in shutting down his quad, which made them weaker than they used to be. The 25-year-old also stated that it had affected his swing, but he believed that he still had a high level of proficiency, which is why he decided to make a comeback.

The Swedish golfer might have decided to go for the surgery recently but his issue has been a recurring one. He was also spotted wearing knee braces at the PGA Championship calling it a safety measure. But then why did he go for the surgery at this moment?

Ludvig Aberg took the PGA Tour season end as an opportunity

Ludvig Aberg carded an impressive eagle at the East Lake in August during the Sunday round. After making four bogeys and three additional birdies, he finished in the sixteenth position with a 12-under, a whopping eighteen strokes away from Scottie Scheffler. Now, this marked the end of the season, and he thought it would be the best time to get surgery done and opt for recovery.

He had been consulting doctors and was told that he eventually would need surgery. But he wanted to last throughout the season. “Obviously playing through the playoffs, and then after the playoffs was a good time to kind of deal with it and get it done,” he added. And well, after weeks of recovery and enjoying his time off the course, the 25-year-old is finally back and is hoping to grab his second win at the Sea Club Golf Course.

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