PGA Tour-LIV reunion coming? Plus: Ludvig Åberg is golf’s newest terminator, TGL returns big and Patrick Reed has a spectacular ace.
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LudvigÅbergclosedouttheGenesisindefinitivestyle.(APPhoto/GregoryBull)WelcometotheMondayLeaderboard,wherewerundowntheweekend’stopstoriesinthewonderfulworldofgolf.GrabanArnoldPalmer,pullupachairandstarttodreadtheimpendingRyderCup…
1.LudvigÅbergisofficiallyaRyderCupproblemnowYoucouldseethewavebuildingoffshoreformostofSundayafternoon.Yes,MaverickMcNealywasleadingtheGenesisInvitational,andScottieSchefflerwasbacktohisusualpowerfulself,andapairofPatricks—CantlayandRodgers—hungaroundthetopoftheleaderboard.Butthere,justafewstrokesback,lurkedLudvigÅberg,andonthefinalnine,hestruck.Fourbirdiesinthelastsixholes,includingaclosingseven-footertowinoutright,gaveÅbergaPGATourvictory,aprojectedtop-5berthintheworldrankings,andanauraofdevastatinginevitability.Åbergisgoingthroughalltherequisitestepsofstardomnow—winninginsmallertournaments,learninghownottolosemajors—a
