Ludvig Aberg withdraws from Quail Hollow with ‘knee issue’

Swedish sensation Ludvig Åberg, who completed second in his Masters debut final month, withdrew on Monday from this week’s PGA Tour occasion with a knee situation however expects to return in time for subsequent week’s PGA Championship.

Aberg, ranked No. 6 on the earth, was set to make his Quail Hole debut in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, the place a subject headlined by Rory McIlroy is competing within the ultimate tune-up forward of the Might 16-19 PGA Championship.

“Sadly, I am coping with a knee situation and after consulting with my docs, we expect it is best that I take some further time to relaxation,” Aberg mentioned in a press release launched by the PGA Tour. “I hope everybody has an incredible week and I look ahead to teeing it up subsequent week.”

Aberg’s runner-up end at Augusta Nationwide, the place he made his main championship debut, was the most effective by a Swede on the Masters.

In his most up-to-date begin, on the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Aberg earned his fifth top-10 end of the yr.