Texas Tech University Athletics
Aberg Wins Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic
November 26, 2019 | Men's Golf
EL PASO, Texas – Texas Tech freshman Ludvig Aberg dominated on Monday and closed on Tuesday to win the Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic at 13-under-par at the El Paso Country Club. Aberg shot 62-66-72 – 200 to win the prestigious event as an individual with the nearest competitor four strokes back.
In the final round, Aberg recorded three birdies and finished the round at 1-over to hold off Matthias Schmid who finished second at 9-under and Mason Overstreet and Zan Luka Stirn who were at 8-under at the conclusion of the three-round, two-day tournament in El Paso. Aberg started his round with birdies on No. 2 and 3 and was at even-par on the front-9 before staying in command to finish off the day.
Along with Aberg's win in the non-collegiate season, the Red Raiders have also had victories from Sandy Scott (The Carmel Cup) and Andy Lopez (Iverness Intercollegiate) during the season. The No. 1-ranked Red Raiders had team victories at The Carmel Cup, Iverness and Big 12 Match Play in the fall season.Â
Aberg, who is from Eslov, Sweden and in his first season playing at Texas Tech, recorded his 62 in the opening round on Monday after making six straight birdies on the back-9 and finishing the first round with 10 birdies and at 9-under. He would expand the lead by shooting a 66 in the second round with a bogey-free round that saw four birdies on the front-9 before eight pars and a birdie on the back-9 to complete the day.
Aberg, who birdied 15 of his 36 holes on Monday, finished the event with 18 birdies and was 8-under on par 4s throughout the tournament.
Aberg is currently at No. 44 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. He finished 17th during the summer at the US Amateur Championship before competing in four tournaments for the No. 1-ranked Red Raiders during the fall. Before Tech, Aberg finished as the runner-up at the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship and also had top-10 showings at The PING Invitational, The Junior PLAYERS Championship and the Toyota Junior World Cup.
The Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic is one of the premier amateur golf tournaments in the country. Some of golf's brightest stars have traveled to El Paso to compete in the tournament since its inaugural year in 1974.
Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Justin Thomas, Notah Begay and Jerry Pate are just a handful of past participants who went on to have successful PGA careers. College All-America Golf Classic Alumni have combined to win 53 major championships and have earned over $2 billion in career earnings.
Aberg and the No. 1-ranked Red Raiders will return to competition in the collegiate season on Feb. 6 at the Amer Ari in Kona, Hawaii.
In the final round, Aberg recorded three birdies and finished the round at 1-over to hold off Matthias Schmid who finished second at 9-under and Mason Overstreet and Zan Luka Stirn who were at 8-under at the conclusion of the three-round, two-day tournament in El Paso. Aberg started his round with birdies on No. 2 and 3 and was at even-par on the front-9 before staying in command to finish off the day.
Along with Aberg's win in the non-collegiate season, the Red Raiders have also had victories from Sandy Scott (The Carmel Cup) and Andy Lopez (Iverness Intercollegiate) during the season. The No. 1-ranked Red Raiders had team victories at The Carmel Cup, Iverness and Big 12 Match Play in the fall season.Â
Aberg, who is from Eslov, Sweden and in his first season playing at Texas Tech, recorded his 62 in the opening round on Monday after making six straight birdies on the back-9 and finishing the first round with 10 birdies and at 9-under. He would expand the lead by shooting a 66 in the second round with a bogey-free round that saw four birdies on the front-9 before eight pars and a birdie on the back-9 to complete the day.
Aberg, who birdied 15 of his 36 holes on Monday, finished the event with 18 birdies and was 8-under on par 4s throughout the tournament.
Aberg is currently at No. 44 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. He finished 17th during the summer at the US Amateur Championship before competing in four tournaments for the No. 1-ranked Red Raiders during the fall. Before Tech, Aberg finished as the runner-up at the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship and also had top-10 showings at The PING Invitational, The Junior PLAYERS Championship and the Toyota Junior World Cup.
The Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic is one of the premier amateur golf tournaments in the country. Some of golf's brightest stars have traveled to El Paso to compete in the tournament since its inaugural year in 1974.
Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III, Justin Thomas, Notah Begay and Jerry Pate are just a handful of past participants who went on to have successful PGA careers. College All-America Golf Classic Alumni have combined to win 53 major championships and have earned over $2 billion in career earnings.
Aberg and the No. 1-ranked Red Raiders will return to competition in the collegiate season on Feb. 6 at the Amer Ari in Kona, Hawaii.
It's good to be Ludvig Aberg!
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The winner of the 2019 Sum Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic is
— Sun Bowl Golf (@SunBowlGolf) November 26, 2019
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— Texas Tech Men's Golf (@TexasTechMGolf) November 26, 2019
Our guy shot 13-under to win the Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic!
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