Nothing was going to cease Ludvig Aberg on Sunday.
Not even a abdomen bug that precipitated him to lose eight kilos in two days.
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Aberg received the Genesis Invitational after a scorching back-nine that noticed him chase down Maverick McNealy to assert victory.
Aberg completed at -12, one stroke forward of McNealy’s -11.
It was the Swede’s second profession PGA Tour win.
And he did it coming off an sickness that took a major chunk out of him.
It started on the Farmers Insurance coverage Open and led to him withdrawing from the Pebble Seaside Professional-Am after the primary spherical two weeks in the past.
He spoke on Saturday concerning the sickness for the primary time.
“Yeah, it was tough for some time,” Aberg mentioned.
“It began – spherical one was tremendous, spherical two was tremendous and I kind of awoke in the course of the night time, I assume this will need to have been Friday night time as a result of we began Wednesday, going into the third spherical and I began throwing up and I began all these items and it wasn’t very gratifying.
“After which it kind of was OK for a pair days after which at Pebble it sort of shifted to love feverish and nearly like physique aches and shivering.
“First I used to be actually sizzling, then I received actually chilly.”
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“Misplaced about eight kilos complete in two days, in order that’s not the proper solution to shed pounds.”
In case you did not know what Aberg was coping with the final couple of weeks, you would not have been capable of inform.
He stayed sizzling in his closing spherical and was rewarded with a $4 million purse.
And he did it in entrance of an emotional Tiger Woods, who did not take part in his occasion as a result of current passing of his beloved mom, Kultida Woods, however was nonetheless there to help his fellow golfers.
‘Congratulations to Ludvig Åberg on profitable The Genesis Invitational,’ Woods posted on X after the event.
‘Thanks to @GenesisUSA and all of the gamers who participated this week. To the Metropolis of San Diego, thanks for the hospitality at Torrey.
‘My @TGRLiveEvents and @tgrfound groups had a brief runway to relocate the occasion and I’m pleased with what they have been capable of accomplish with the assistance of many.
‘Our help continues to exit to these affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. See you subsequent yr at Riviera for the 2026 Genesis Invitational.’
In Aberg’s final 40 PGA Tour begins, he now has two wins, 10 high 5 finishes, 24 high 25 finishes and was the runner-up on the Masters final yr.
“It was good to get every week off final week and kind of simply eat as a lot as I may to get again to coaching as regular, figuring out is regular,” Aberg mentioned.
“I am nonetheless making an attempt to construct the burden up a bit bit, I am not fairly the place I began say Wednesday at Farmers.
“In all probability received a pair kilos left to achieve however getting there.”
Aberg could need to assume twice if he truly needs to place that weight again on.