Ludvig Aberg closes in on winning bet with Caddy Joe Skovron

La Jolla, California – Ludvig Aberg played Torrey Pines Golf Course on Friday, like, the other Ludvig – Beethoven. And his symphony of 66 strokes on the South Course that matched the low round of the day and the tournament (so far) included a hollow 40-foot bunker shot on par-5 18^Th For Eagle. It came a day after Aberg-not Beethoven bread a 30-foot bunker shot from the green by par-3 eighth. Two rounds of Torrey during this week’s Genesis Invitational On the PGA tour has resulted in two holes from the green. Not too shabby and has also improved its odds of winning a unique effort.

“Any time you make a shot from the green, it’s a bonus,” said Aberg, who continued to describe Friday’s bunker shot and his efforts with veteran Caddy, Joe Skovron. “All I tried to do was get it something close and make a birdie. It was nice to see it go in. I have a little effort with my caddy, Joe, to see how many hole-outs we can do this year, so it was one for the count. “

The rate is at Skovron, who spent most of his caddying career on the bag at Rickie Fowler and has introduced a veteran feature with Hole Out Bet. Aberg noted that it was his fourth hole out of the season and he has until the RBC Heritage in April to reach seven. And what happens if he fails?

“I lose money to Joe, so I don’t want to do it,” Aberg said, broke into a smile.

But if he wins Skovron, will have to dig in the pocket for a non -public amount.

“Yes, a little,” is how Aberg expressed it.

Ted Scott, Caddy for Scottie Scheffler, has been engaged in a similar effort with his boss in recent years, and spoke on Players Championship last year, called Bet by an old Caddy trick – Jordan Spieth and Michael Greller have had a similar practice For years – and while the caddies are often at the losing end, they run to take advantage if their pro hangs shots in a tournament with a purse of $ 20 million. In short, there are really no disadvantages.

“It’s like fishing where the fish think it gets something,” Scott explained. “He’s a competitor, so I like to find out ways to make him competitive. It’s just a way to keep him engaged. “

Aberg sits T-5 and four strokes from the pace on the way into the weekend at Genesis Invitational and will try to expand his swallow strip to three rounds in a row.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Caddy Joe Skovron can lose a win-win effort with his boss Ludvig Aberg