Aberg Earns Thunderbird Collegiate Co-Champion Honors

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Aberg Earns Thunderbird Collegiate Co-Champion Honors

April 17, 2021 | Men's Golf

GOLFSTAT RESULTS

PHOENIX, Arizona – Texas Tech sophomore Ludvig Aberg secured his second career championship by shooting 12-under-par at the Thunderbird Collegiate. Aberg, who birdied his final hole on Saturday at the Papago Golf Course, finished in a three-way tie for the title while fellow sophomore Garrett Martin shot 9-under and finished in ninth to give Tech a pair of top-10 finishers in the final regular-season tournament of the year.

The Red Raiders finished at 28-under-par for fourth place after posting rounds of 272-273-279 at the two-day, three-round tournament. TCU won the team title at 34-under, while No. 12 Arizona State finished second at 30-under and No. 3 Oklahoma State took third at 29-under. Tech has now recorded six top-4 finishes this season going into the Big 12 Championships.

Aberg finished the tournament at 12-under after three straight rounds of 4-under with 67-67-67 – 201 on his scorecard. At even-par in his final round with six holes to play, Aberg birdied four of those final six including on No. 18 with a three on the par 4, 464-yard finishing hole. He made five birdies on Saturday, all coming on par 4s and completed the 54-hole event with 18 birdies. A sophomore from Sweden, Aberg won his first college tournament at The Prestige where he also tied for the championship. He currently No. 5 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Martin earned his fourth top-10 finish of the season after shooting 9-under for the weekend after posting 65-68-71 – 204. A sophomore from San Antonio, Martin recorded three birdies on Saturday during his even-par round and completed the tournament with 14 birdies.

Aberg tied for the individual title with New Mexico's Albert Boneta (65-70-66 -201) and Utah's Blake Tomlinson (65-66-70 – 201).

Carl Didrik Meen Fosaas finished 23^rd overall at 4-under after posting 68-69-72 – 209 for the third best Red Raider result. He closed out the tournament with a 1-over round that included two birdies but also three bogeys. Meen Fosaas finished off his final round with two pars. Playing as an individual, Baard Skogen shot 6-under to finish 16^th on the leaderboard. He posted 67-69-71 – 207. Skogen was at even-par in the final round after opening the tournament at 4-under in his first round. He made three birdies on Saturday.

Kyle Hogan finished his three rounds at 1-over after shooting a 2-over 73 on Saturday. A senior from Cypress, Hogan shot 72-69-73 – 214 to finish 47^th overall. He had two birdies in his final round and 11 for the weekend. Andy Lopez finished the tournament with a final-round at 2-under for a 69. He was 4-under on the front-9 with four birdies and would make one birdie on the back. Lopez finished the tournament with a 73-73-69 – 215 scorecard.

Aberg was 8-under on par 4s in the tournament, while Martin was 7-under on the par 4s. Martin also had top-10 finishes this season at the Maridoe (7^th), East Lake Cup (4^th) and the Texas Invitational (3^rd).

The Red Raiders will now start preparing to compete in the Big 12 Championship which is being played from April 26-28 in Hutchinson, Kansas.