Titleist Brand Ambassador Ludvig Åberg's first season as a professional recently came to a close, capping off a whirlwind six-month stretch for the 24-year-old that began with his pro debut at the RBC Canadian Open and ended with a victory at the RSM Classic for his first PGA TOUR title.

What’s in the Bag? | Ludvig Åberg

Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TSR2 9.0 | Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Hybrid: TSR3 19.0 | Graphite Design Tour AD DI-105 Hybrid X-Flex
Utility Iron: 718 T-MB 2 | KBS Tour 130 X-Flex
Irons: T100 4-PW | KBS Tour 130 X-Flex
Wedges: Vokey Design SM9 50.08F, 54.10S, 60.08M or WedgeWorks 60V | KBS Tour 130 X-Flex

Depending on course conditions, Åberg will alternate between his TSR3 19.0° hybrid and his T-MB 2 iron, as well as his 60.08M lob wedge and his WedgeWorks 60V lob wedge.

SEASON RECAP

• In addition to winning the PGA TOUR’s final event on the 2023 schedule, Åberg captured his first DP World Tour title at the Omega European Masters in September. Just one month after his breakout victory, he represented the European Ryder Cup team in Rome, contributing two points to his side’s winning effort.
• In total, the PGA TOUR rookie – who became the first player to earn his TOUR card directly out of college by finishing No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Ranking – played 45 measured rounds over 11 PGA TOUR starts in which he earned eight top-25 finishes, four top-10s and one victory.
• He ended the season ranked 10th in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+1.507), while finishing at the top of multiple statistical categories, including: 
  • 1st in Birdie Average (4.76)  
  • 1st in Eagles - Holes Per (75) 
  • 1st in Ball Striking (4) 
  • 1st in Total Driving (33)  
  • 1st in Going for Green – Birdie or Better (72.81%) 
  • 2nd in Scoring Average - Actual (68.32) 
  • 2nd in Proximity to the Hole (33’ 4) 
  • 2nd in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (+0.982)  
  • 3rd in Greens in Regulation (73.33%)  
  • 3rd in Bogey Avoidance (12.22%) 
• With his win at the RSM Classic, he jumped from No. 53 to No. 32 in the official world golf ranking.  
• From his pro debut in Canada, to his victories in Switzerland and Sea Island, to his Ryder Cup debut in Rome, Åberg has trusted his Pro V1x golf ball as well as his TSR2 driver and full set of T100 irons and Vokey SM9 wedges.

ÅBERG ON HIS PRO V1x

• “I like to put spin on the ball. I like to hit it a little bit higher to have a little bit of a different angle coming into the firmer greens that we play here on the PGA TOUR. So I think the Pro V1x helps me with that and it helps me to be able to compete against the best players in the world.” 
• “I just love the feel around the greens, putting, chipping, I love the softer feel (of 2023 Pro V1x), and it flights the way that I want to.” 
• “What you want when you’re chipping is that little extra feeling of checking up on the green, and making sure that when the greens get a little firmer and faster, you’re still able to put that spin on it. Which I feel like [the Pro V1x] allows me to do. Chipping and short game is such feel-based – what you like to feel, what you don't like to feel. And this allows me to have that creative mindset.”  
• “As a golfer and as a competitor, you always look for the perfect shot and the perfect execution. It's not always going to show up that way, but at least this golf ball allows you to have that consistency and that way I know exactly what it’s going to do when it reacts on the green, when it reacts in the air. This allows me to have my spin rate in a very consistent level, which allows me to score a bit better as well.” 
• “The Titleist golf ball is the best golf ball there is. I’ve used it for a very long time, it’s something I trust and it’s something that I really enjoy using.”  
• “I used to live in a small town. I would always go into the woods and look for [Pro V1’s]. And every time you found a new one, found a really nice one, that was like the best feeling. So I used to have a ball bag of all my Pro V1’s that I found. Every once in a while you got to go into the pro shop and get a new one, but it didn’t happen very often. So now we're super spoiled. We get new balls every now and then. So, it's really cool and I've played it for a very long time.”