Ludvig Aberg may only be 26-years-old, but the young Swedish golfer is one of the most composed and competent players on the PGA Tour.
He really made his breakthrough back in 2023, when he won The RSM Classic. However, it was his win at Torrey Pines for The Genesis Invitational in 2025 that truly proved he was stepping up his game.
Unfortunately, Aberg was unable to add another victory at The Players Championship this year despite taking a three-stroke lead into the final round. But, he still picked up a decent payday to add to his career earnings.
Born in Eslov, in Sweden, Aberg came over to the States in 2019 to attend Texas Tech University. He would later go on to become the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world, holding that position for a whopping 29 weeks.
Aberg's impact on the PGA Tour was immediate. But it almost didn't happen at all, as he was offered a place on the newly-founded LIV Golf circuit in 2022. Aberg turned down that $2.5m offer, instead opting to stick with his studies in Texas and pursue a PGA card. He went on to win the Ben Hogan Award for being the best college player in the United States.
After turning pro in the summer of 2023, Aberg made his debut at the RBC Canadian Open, where he landed a T25 finish. He didn't have to wait long for his first top 10 finish, either, achieving that feat at the John Deere Classic in July 2023, ending up tied for fourth place.
His first win as a professional came on the DP World Tour, winning the Omega European Masters at the start of September 2023. That victory clinched him a prize of roughly $562,000 (wins in Europe are paid in Euros so we have to go for the current exchange rate to get a figure in US dollars). The win also helped Aberg catch the eye of Luke Donald, who named him in his Ryder Cup team for 2023's successful trip to Rome.
That adventure clearly gave Aberg confidence and momentum. One week after the Ryder Cup, he returned to the PGA Tour with a T2 finish at the Sanderson Farms Championship. By November 2023, he had won his first title on the Tour, finishing at the top of the leaderboard at the RSM Classic with a record-equalling 72-hole score of 253.
It's safe to say that was a positive first season on the Tour. Aberg earned a total of $3,144,994, including a cool $1.51m from the RSM Classic.
The 2024 season didn't bring any victories for Aberg, but he more than tripled his yearly earnings. He ended the season with winnings of $9,833,547, with three runner-up finishes helping rack up that handsome sum.
Aberg was solo second at both the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and at The Masters in 2024, with a $2.16m reward for both. Incredibly, that was his debut at Augusta National for The Masters and his first involvement in any Major. He climbed to number six in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) shortly after.
He also bagged a T2 finish at the BMW Championship later in the year, finishing just one shot behind eventual winner Keegan Bradley. Aberg took home just over $1.5m for that achievement.
Interestingly, 2025 saw Aberg secure his second win on the Tour, but he did end up earning slightly less than the previous year. His total earnings for last year was $8,276,973.
Winning The Genesis Invitational in February 2025 landed Aberg a massive prize of $4m, as a birdie on the final hole saw the Swede record a final-round score of 66, beating Maverick McNealy by just one stroke.
Clearly, Aberg enjoys himself at Augusta. He was tied for the lead with just two holes to go, but eventually slipped away from Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose before their playoff. Aberg ended up seventh, but still took home $703,500 for his efforts.
He finished last season fairly strong, too. Aberg recorded a T8 finish at the Scottish Open, T9 at FedEx St. Jude, and T7 at the BMW Championship. Those three events alone added another $1.38m to his winnings for the year.
Aberg has found some rhythm in 2026 of late. He finished third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the start of March to earn $1.2m. However, he will be kicking himself for not getting over the line at The Players Championship 2026. A disastrous collapse on the 11th and 12th hole, which included two water balls, saw Aberg slip away from the top spot and he ended up tied for fifth alongside Jacob Bridgeman and Sudarshan Yellamaraju.
Instead of taking home the $4.5m top prize at The Players Championship, Aberg earned $925,000 instead. That's calculated by the prize for fifth, sixth, and seventh place being added together and divided by the three players.
That is now a total of $25,130,095 earned over his career.
Year |
PGA Tour Earnings |
DP World Tour Earnings |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
$3,144,994 |
$733,276* |
$3,878,270* |
2024 |
$9,833,547 |
$10,842* |
$9,844,389* |
2025 |
$8,276,973 |
$667,588* |
$8,944,561* |
2026 |
$2,462,875 |
$0 |
$2,462,875 |
TOTAL |
$25,130,095* |
*total includes modern exchange-rate figures
