Name: Ludvig Åberg falls from lead after finding water on back-to-back holes
Uploaded: 2026-03-15T23:24:29.000Z
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Description: In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS Championship, Ludvig Åberg led by three shots on the 11th tee before hitting into the water on back-to-back holes. He would bogey the par-5 11th and double bogey the par-4 12th.

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In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS Championship, Ludvig Åberg led by three shots on the 11th tee before hitting into the water on back-to-back holes. He would bogey the par-5 11th and double bogey the par-4 12th.

Ludvig Åberg falls from lead after finding water on back-to-back holes

In the final round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg’s drive on the 548-yard, par-5 2nd hole traveled 301 yards into the left rough, leaving 242 yards to the hole. His 198-yard shot from the rough ended up in the right bunker, with 48 yards remaining. Åberg’s 48-yard bunker shot landed on the left green, finishing 19 inches from the hole, and he made the 19-inch putt for birdie.

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In the third round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg’s drive on the 11th hole, a 564-yard par 5, travels 326 yards and ends in the right fairway, with 238 yards remaining to the hole. His 232-yard shot from the fairway lands on the right green, finishing 17 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 17-foot 2-inch putt for eagle.

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In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's 316-yard drive on the 455-yard, par-4 18th landed in the right fairway, leaving 140 yards to the pin, his 140-yard approach from the fairway settled on the right green 7 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 11th hole, a 589-yard par 5, travels 336 yards into the right fairway, his 247-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left green 33 feet 4 inches from the hole, he misses a 38-foot 1-inch putt leaving 4 feet 6 inches, and makes the 4-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

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In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 582-yard, par-5 9th hole traveled 292 yards into the left fairway, his 276-yard approach from the fairway landed in the left intermediate rough 34 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 34-foot 7-inch eagle putt.

Ludvig Åberg chips in from 35 feet for eagle on No. 9 at THE PLAYERS

In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's 259-yard drive on the 4th hole, a 394-yard par-4, landed in the right bunker and finished 136 yards from the hole, his 142-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker ended up in the left intermediate rough, finishing 23 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he made a 23-foot 4-inch birdie putt.

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In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's drive on the 541-yard, par-5 second hole traveled 337 yards into the right fairway, his 196-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 14 feet 10 inches from the hole, and he made the 14-foot-10-inch putt for eagle.

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In the second round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's 299-yard drive on the 431-yard, par-4 first hole landed in the right fairway, his 130-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left green 3 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

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In the first round of the 2026 THE PLAYERS, Ludvig Åberg's 291-yard drive on the 606-yard, par-5 9th landed in the left fairway, his 233-yard shot from the fairway left 85 yards, his 82-yard approach landed on the right green 8 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 8-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Ludvig Åberg's 323-yard drive on the 400-yard par-4 10th landed in the right fairway, leaving 64 yards to the hole, his 66-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 6 feet from the hole, and he made a 6-foot putt for birdie.

Ludvig Åberg hits 66-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 10 at Arnold Palmer

In the final round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Ludvig Åberg's 178-yard drive on the 180-yard, par-3 7th hole landed on the right green, finishing 6 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 6-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Arnold Palmer, Ludvig Åberg's 292-yard drive on the 551-yard, par-5 6th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 237 yards to the hole, his 243-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 18 feet 7 inches from the hole, he missed a 22-foot 5-inch putt and finished 3 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 3-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

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