Ludvig Åberg’s title protection of the RSM Traditional will mark the 25-year-old Swede’s return to motion following knee surgical procedure.
Åberg hasn’t competed on the PGA Tour for the reason that Tour Championship. He underwent arthroscopic surgical procedure to restore a torn medial meniscus in his left knee in early September, saying the surgical procedure “went properly” and that he was “wanting ahead to be enjoying quickly.”
Åberg, the fifth-ranked participant within the Official World Golf Rating, is considered one of two top-25 gamers set to compete within the FedExCup Fall finale at Sea Island Golf Membership in St. Simons Island, Georgia, together with native Brian Harman, who’s No. 23 on the earth.
Tom Kim (56), Nick Taylor (57) and Justin Rose (59) are usually not within the area, that means they may danger falling out of the ultimate Aon Subsequent 10, which comes with spots in two signature occasions subsequent season, the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am and Genesis Invitational. Nos. 61-63 – Nico Echavarria, Lucas Glover and Jake Knapp – are enjoying the RSM.
Nos. 118-141 are additionally all entered within the RSM, together with No. 125 Hayden Springer and No. 126 Dylan Wu.
Sponsor exemptions embrace hotshot Florida State junior Luke Clanton, who’s working towards a PGA Tour card through PGA Tour College’s Accelerated program, and up to date Georgia Tech grad Christo Lamprecht. Jacob Modleski, presently a sophomore at Notre Dame, can also be within the area courtesy of his Jones Cup win again in January.
Here’s a take a look at the complete area: