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Ludvig Aberg did not have the weekend he was hoping for after holding the solo lead through two rounds of the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. But, he did make a hilarious memory that people will be using as a meme for a long time.
Like most US Open venues, Pinehurst has some spots that can cause a lot of trouble, with some pretty unique stances. Aberg had to putt Happy Gilmore style during his final round.
After narrowly avoiding a bunker greenside with his second shot, the ball ended up in a place where he had to stand in a deep bunker to hit it. It was deep enough where he couldn’t putt it with a normal grip, so he decided to use the putter like a hockey stick, like Adam Sandler’s fictional, eponymous character in the movie “Happy Gilmore”.
Happy Gilmore 🤝 Ludvig Aberg pic.twitter.com/3nr0hhzzyC
— Handshake Bets (@HandshakeBets) June 16, 2024
Ludvig Aberg somehow got it to 17 feet from the cup there, but missed that putt and made a bogey. Still, it was quite the stroke of ingenuity.
After a third round 73, Aberg entered his final round five shots back of Bryson Dechambeau. The world’s former top-ranked amateur player made a triple-bogey 7 on the 2nd hole on Sunday
Speaking of Happy Gilmore, we are going to be getting a sequel of the hit 1996 film about a hockey player that becomes a golfer. Netflix confirmed that a sequel was in development back in May.