Ludvig Aberg enhanced his hopes of a Ryder Cup captain’s pick after securing a dramatic victory and maiden DP World Tour title at the Omega European Masters.
The Swedish star, who only turned professional in the summer, produced a stunning back-nine birdie charge to jump clear of Matt Fitzpatrick and claim a two-shot win at Crans-sur-Sierre.Aberg recovered from bogeying his opening hole to fire seven birdies - including four in a row from the 14th - in a final-round 64, seeing him end on 19 under and increase the prospect of him being named as one of Luke Donald's Ryder Cup captain's picks.
Team Europe's Ryder Cup contenders | Leaderboards for all golf tournamentsStream the best golf and more for £26 a month for 12 months with NOWAlexander Bjork finished second ahead of Connor Syme and Fitzpatrick, whose tied-third finish was enough for him to dislodge Tommy Fleetwood on the World Points List for an automatic qualification spot for Team Europe, while Robert MacIntyre confirmed his place on the European Points List by ending tied-55th.More to follow...
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