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Which he manages rather well. He was the world\u2019s No 1 amateur for 28 weeks, a figure only exceeded amongst Europeans by Jon Rahm, was twice voted the top college player in the US and won on just his ninth start in the pro ranks at the European Masters.<\/p>\n
His talents have earned him the nickname The Stud – which means something rather different at Texas Tech than in the UK. \u201cIt’s very flattering for sure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old has an unflappable demeanour and a game which has everything but his X-factor is the searing driving which had practice day fans cooing in appreciation yesterday.<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> \u201cEveryone who has seen him strike a golf ball notes that he has that wow factor,\u201d said his mentor, fellow Swede Peter Hanson who played in two Ryder Cups. \u201cLet me put it this way – once you have seen him drive for the first time you don\u2019t forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n Rory McIlroy, who says Aberg (pronounced Or-bear) has his favourite swing in golf, loves to watch him on the tee. \u201cThe driver is the most fun club to hit. I\u2019ve felt that way since I was probably ten and I still feel that way,\u201d said Aberg. \u201cI do feel like in general as a team, we are good with the drivers. It’s going to be a lot easier to win points if you’re in the fairway this week and I do feel like it’s in favour of us.\u201d<\/p>\n In Ryder Cup terms he is seen as a fourballs banker – probably in the company of fellow Scandinavian Viktor Hovland with whom he practised yesterday. For most players just four months into their professional careers mixing as equals with the World\u2019s No 4 might be a problem. Not Aberg.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like a lot of these things that I’m doing these days are the first time I’m doing them so I’m trying to embrace it and have fun with it especially this week.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s really cool the way that these last couple of months have panned out for me. I will try to play my game and trust that it’s good enough. All I\u2019m trying to do is be myself and see where that takes me.\u201d<\/p>\n Hanson and Europe\u2019s assistant captain Nicolas Colsaerts have been whetting his appetite for what is to come with tales of the Miracle of Medinah in 2012. Aberg has been lapping it up.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have been telling me stories about that day just to understand how much it means to them and how much it means to the whole European side,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully we’ll be able to do something similar this week. We are trying to write our own chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n
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