[Winners Club] Oberi Finished with Tight Putting

Come-from-behind Victory at the PGA Tour Genesis Invitational
Six Birdies After Even Par Through Six Holes in Final Round
Clinches Win with 2-meter Birdie Putt on 18th Hole
Averaging 1.50 Putts Per Hole Powers His Triumph

It ended with a putt.

Ludvig Aberg cheers after making the winning birdie on the 18th hole of the 4th round at the Genesis Invitational. San Diego - Photo by Reuters and Yonhap News

This is the story of Ludvig Aberg (Sweden). On the 16th (local time), he claimed a come-from-behind victory at the Genesis Invitational, a PGA Tour signature event with a total prize of $20 million, held at Torrey Pines South Course (Par 72, 7,765 yards) in San Diego, California, USA. He shot a 6-under-par 66 on the final day, edging out Maverick McNealy (USA) by one stroke. This marked his second win in 1 year and 3 months since the RSM Classic in November 2023. The winner's prize money was $4 million (approximately 5.8 billion KRW).

He was two strokes behind the leader after three rounds. On the final day, he exchanged two birdies and two bogeys over six holes without reducing his score. After changing the momentum with stepping-stone birdies on holes 7 and 9, he dominated the leaderboard with three consecutive birdies from holes 13 to 15. When McNealy had finished the round at 11-under, Aberg reached the 18th hole (par 5) and secured the victory by sinking a birdie putt of about 2 meters on the last hole.

Above all, his putting was excellent. He averaged 1.50 putts per hole on the final day, an outstanding performance. He wielded the Callaway Odyssey White Hot Versa #1 putter to great effect. Aberg exclaimed, "I had fun playing today," and "I am proud of myself for finishing the tournament with this win." With this victory, Aberg rose to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup rankings.

Driver: Titleist GT2, R1-3, Titleist TSR2 R4 (9 degrees)

Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15, 21 degrees)

Iron: Titleist T100 (#4-PW)

Wedge: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50, 54, 60 degrees)

Putter: Odyssey White Hot Versa #1

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x *Source: PGA Tour