The future Swedish superstar, 24, was still a student at Texas Tech this time last year. But since turning pro in June, the new world No.7 has won on both sides of the Atlantic, made his Ryder Cup debut and now beaten everyone except Scottie Scheffler at the Masters.
The Liverpool fan said: “This being my first major championship, you never really know what it’s going to be like until you’re there and experience it. I think this week has given me a lot of experiences and a lot of lessons learned in terms of those things. It makes me really hungry, and it makes me want to do it again and again.”
The next Major is the US PGA at Valhalla next month. And Aberg, who met his English girlfriend Olivia Peet at college, added: “Everyone in my position, they are going to want to be Major champions. They are going to want to be world No. 1s, and it’s the same for me, and that’s nothing different.
“It’s been that way ever since I picked up a golf club, and that hasn’t changed. So I think this week solidifies a lot of those things that are there, and we just need to keep doing those things and put ourselves in positions to win tournaments.”
Fellow Scandinavian Nicolai Hojgaard also topped the leaderboard over the weekend before finishing tied 16th as they attempted to become first rookie winner of the Masters since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.
But their Ryder Cup vice-captain Jose Maria Olazabal said: “I believe that these young kids, if things go normal, I think they’re going to be in contention in Majors many times
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