Texas Tech University Athletics
Aberg named Big 12 Player of the Year
June 08, 2023 | Men's Golf
On the day of his PGA TOUR debut, Aberg became the second player in Tech history to earn Player of the Year honors
IRVING, Texas – Following an impressive season the culminated with him being named the recipient of all three major National Player of the Year awards as well as earning his full PGA TOUR card, former Texas Tech senior Ludvig Aberg was selected as the 2023 Big 12 Player of the Year, the conference announced Thursday.
After earning the honor, Aberg joins his countryman Fredrick Nilehn as the only two players to win Big 12 Player of the Year in school history.
The native of Eslov, Sweden, recorded one of the most dominate seasons in the history of college golf, winning four times in his nine starts, including back-to-back victories at the Big 12 Championship and in Oklahoma at the Norman Regional.
For the season, Aberg boasted a stroke average of 68.46, firing 26 rounds of 70 or better including a third round 63 during the Third Round of the 2023 Big 12 Championships hosted by Prairie Dunes Golf Club.
The Tuesday 63, propelled Aberg to become the first golfer in the nearly 35-year history of the Big 12 Championships to repeat as individual medalist. And while repeating was impressive, the manner in which Aberg did it was probably most impressive, as he finished as low under-par as the other three players to finish under-par combined.
Thursday's honor marks the seventh and final major honor for Aberg, who began his PGA TOUR career earlier in the day with an opening round 69 at the RBC Championships.
In total in 2023, Aberg was named the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, the Fred Haskins Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award. Aberg became just the seventh player in the history of college golf to sweep all three major awards.
In addition to the three "National Player of the Year" honors, Aberg was also named a First Team All-America selection and was named a Big 12 All-Conference selection.
Aberg has earned full PGA TOUR status due to him finishing first in the PGA TOUR U rankings and will enjoy that status for the remainder of the 2023 golf season and the entire 2024 season.
After earning the honor, Aberg joins his countryman Fredrick Nilehn as the only two players to win Big 12 Player of the Year in school history.
The native of Eslov, Sweden, recorded one of the most dominate seasons in the history of college golf, winning four times in his nine starts, including back-to-back victories at the Big 12 Championship and in Oklahoma at the Norman Regional.
For the season, Aberg boasted a stroke average of 68.46, firing 26 rounds of 70 or better including a third round 63 during the Third Round of the 2023 Big 12 Championships hosted by Prairie Dunes Golf Club.
The Tuesday 63, propelled Aberg to become the first golfer in the nearly 35-year history of the Big 12 Championships to repeat as individual medalist. And while repeating was impressive, the manner in which Aberg did it was probably most impressive, as he finished as low under-par as the other three players to finish under-par combined.
Thursday's honor marks the seventh and final major honor for Aberg, who began his PGA TOUR career earlier in the day with an opening round 69 at the RBC Championships.
In total in 2023, Aberg was named the recipient of the Ben Hogan Award, the Fred Haskins Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award. Aberg became just the seventh player in the history of college golf to sweep all three major awards.
In addition to the three "National Player of the Year" honors, Aberg was also named a First Team All-America selection and was named a Big 12 All-Conference selection.
Aberg has earned full PGA TOUR status due to him finishing first in the PGA TOUR U rankings and will enjoy that status for the remainder of the 2023 golf season and the entire 2024 season.
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