Aberg debuts at No. 2 in PGA TOUR University 2023 rankings
July 27, 2022 | Men's Golf
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech rising senior Ludvig Aberg is at No. 2 in the preseason Velocity Global Ranking for the PGA TOUR University Class of 2023. Â
The Velocity Global Ranking for the Class of 2023 was announced on Wednesday with Aberg only behind Fred Biondi (Florida) who debut at No. 1 among the top-25 rising seniors eligible for PGA TOUR University this season.  Â
A Sweden native, Aberg was named the Ben Hogan Award winner along with securing PING All-America and All-Big 12 honors last season. He was the first Tech player to win the Ben Hogan Award and the fifth Red Raider to earn All-Big 12 honors multiple times. He is currently at No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after finishing fifth at The Amateur Championship and in the top-20 at the European Amateur Championship this summer overseas after taking 11th during the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championship to complete the collegiate season. Â
Aberg, Sam Bennett (Texas A&M), Austin Greaser (North Carolina) and Travis Vick (Texas) round out the pre-season top-five. Florida placed four players in the pre-season Velocity Global Ranking, as top-ranked Biondi is joined by Ricky Castillo, John DuBois and Yuxin Lin. North Carolina and Pepperdine each have three top-25 players, while Oklahoma State has two players. Â
Eligible players in the Class of 2023 must enroll with PGA TOUR University in order to be included in the regular season Velocity Global Ranking. Player Registration is open, and the complete Class of 2023 Ranking will be released prior to the start of the fall season in late August. In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks collegiate players based on their average performance in NCAA Division-I men's team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. Â
At the end of the college golf season, the top five finishers will earn membership on Korn Ferry Tour and players finishing 6th through 15th will earn membership on PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Latinoamérica. Since the first PGA TOUR University class graduated in June 2021, alumni have combined for five professional victories. Less than a month after finishing No. 1 in the 2022 Velocity Global Ranking, Pierceson Coody won in just his third start on Korn Ferry Tour in June and is currently 32nd on the points list. Trevor Werbylo (9th, Class of 2021) and Davis Thompson (2nd, Class of 2021) also have Korn Ferry Tour victories this season, and both players have secured their PGA TOUR cards for the 2022-23 season through their play on Korn Ferry Tour.Â
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The Velocity Global Ranking for the Class of 2023 was announced on Wednesday with Aberg only behind Fred Biondi (Florida) who debut at No. 1 among the top-25 rising seniors eligible for PGA TOUR University this season.  Â
A Sweden native, Aberg was named the Ben Hogan Award winner along with securing PING All-America and All-Big 12 honors last season. He was the first Tech player to win the Ben Hogan Award and the fifth Red Raider to earn All-Big 12 honors multiple times. He is currently at No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking after finishing fifth at The Amateur Championship and in the top-20 at the European Amateur Championship this summer overseas after taking 11th during the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championship to complete the collegiate season. Â
Aberg, Sam Bennett (Texas A&M), Austin Greaser (North Carolina) and Travis Vick (Texas) round out the pre-season top-five. Florida placed four players in the pre-season Velocity Global Ranking, as top-ranked Biondi is joined by Ricky Castillo, John DuBois and Yuxin Lin. North Carolina and Pepperdine each have three top-25 players, while Oklahoma State has two players. Â
Eligible players in the Class of 2023 must enroll with PGA TOUR University in order to be included in the regular season Velocity Global Ranking. Player Registration is open, and the complete Class of 2023 Ranking will be released prior to the start of the fall season in late August. In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), PGA TOUR University ranks collegiate players based on their average performance in NCAA Division-I men's team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. Â
At the end of the college golf season, the top five finishers will earn membership on Korn Ferry Tour and players finishing 6th through 15th will earn membership on PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Latinoamérica. Since the first PGA TOUR University class graduated in June 2021, alumni have combined for five professional victories. Less than a month after finishing No. 1 in the 2022 Velocity Global Ranking, Pierceson Coody won in just his third start on Korn Ferry Tour in June and is currently 32nd on the points list. Trevor Werbylo (9th, Class of 2021) and Davis Thompson (2nd, Class of 2021) also have Korn Ferry Tour victories this season, and both players have secured their PGA TOUR cards for the 2022-23 season through their play on Korn Ferry Tour.Â
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