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Ludvig Aberg wrapped up his weekend at Augusta National Golf Club with a Top 10 finish at The Masters. Most 25-years-olds would celebrate that performance, as well as the $703,500 paycheck that came along with it.
Aberg might view things a bit differently given the way things played out in his final round. After entering Sunday as a contender for the green jacket, he collapsed on his last two holes. The late struggles not only cost him a chance at victory, but they cut his earnings in half.
The Swede competed in just his second Masters field this week and found himself in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard as he left the 15th green. Had he birdied just one of his final three holes, to go along with a pair of pars, he would’ve ultimately joined McIlroy and Justin Rose in a playoff.
That did not happen. He fell apart on his last two holes.
Ludvig Aberg lost $725K in front of 12.7 million viewers.
CBS says final round of @TheMasters drew 12.7M viewers, up 33% from 2024 and the most-watched since 2018 (Reed).
The number peaked at an insane 19.5M between 7-7:15.
If you go back 25 years, this would rank 14th overall, but among the strongest without Tiger. pic.twitter.com/ooJoxjeJRn
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) April 14, 2025
This year’s final round of The Masters was one of the most watched in recent memory. It bested each of the last six events while peaking at nearly 20 million viewers for a dramatic playoff finish. That audience watched Aberg collapse down the stretch.
The PGA Tour star bogeyed on No. 17 before recording a triple bogey in his final hole. Both proved costly!
The four lost strokes took him from third to seventh in the overall standings. In total, he missed out on $724,500 with $514,500 coming on the final hole.
Ludvig Aberg reflected on that disastrous finish Monday on social media. He enjoyed the ride even if he didn’t end up exactly where he’d hoped.
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Aberg now owns two Top 10 finishes at The Masters. He finished second in his debut and seventh in Year 2. He’s banked a lot of money in the process. Still, it could’ve been much, much more had he been able to finish 2025 strong.