Ludvig Åberg held a three-stroke lead after 54 holes at The Players Championship, but multiple reports indicate he collapsed during the final round, hitting balls into water on holes 11 and 12. Cameron Young won the 2026 Players Championship by one stroke over Matt Fitzpatrick, according to major media sources. The exact final score and position for Åberg after his collapse remain unclear, though some reports suggest he finished tied fifth.
The Players Championship is not a major tournament and never has been, but the PGA Tour promoted it as 'major' in March, sparking debate about its status. The prize money for the event is $25 million (£18.9 million), according to major media sources. Ludvig Åberg missed out on a $4.5 million prize (nearly 45 million SEK) by not winning The Players Championship, multiple reports indicate.
Overall, I didn't play my best golf today but I managed to hang in there, which was nice.
Xander Schauffele finished third at The Players Championship, two shots behind Cameron Young, according to major media sources. Rory McIlroy finished T46 at The Players Championship with an even-par score, multiple reports state. Scottie Scheffler finished outside the top 20 at The Players Championship with one round to play, major media sources report.
Rory McIlroy was recovering from a back injury during The Players Championship, according to multiple reports. According to Rory McIlroy, he will decide last-minute whether to defend his title at The Players Championship due to injury. The specific back injury McIlroy was recovering from during the tournament has not been disclosed.
I definitely would have loved to come out of 16, 17 with at least one birdie, and the 3-putt on 18 kind of stings, annoys me a little bit.
Henrik Stenson is the only Swedish player to have won The Players Championship, in 2009.
Ludvig Åberg is playing in the 2026 US Masters, where he started strongly but fell back after a double bogey, according to major media sources. He had his worst Masters round so far in his career, finishing with 74 strokes (two over par) on Thursday, official sources confirm. Ludvig Åberg recovered from a tough Thursday to shoot two under par on Friday at The Masters, keeping him in contention for the weekend, official sources state. How he performed in the final round of the Masters after his recovery on Friday remains unknown.
But overall, I started the day with a two-shot lead and ended with a three, so that's a positive for sure. But Sawgrass tomorrow is going to be a challenge. It's all about executing, and you're going to get punished if you don't, which is a fun way to play golf.
Rory McIlroy led the 2026 US Masters after the second round at seven under par, major media sources report.
Alex Norén struggled in the first round of the 2026 US Masters, finishing at five over par, according to major media sources.
Overall, I'm pleased with the way I was playing today in a tough condition.
Three weeks ago, Åberg lost the lead on the final day of The Players Championship, collapsing and finishing fifth after landing in the water on two holes, official sources confirm. Åberg had not competed since then until the Texas Open, official sources state. At the Texas Open, Åberg shot five under par in his round, tying for seventh place, two strokes behind leader Mark Hubbard, official sources report.
At the Valero Texas Open, Åberg made an eagle from 110 meters on hole six, laughing as he did so, official sources confirm. Ludvig Åberg is in great form ahead of The Masters, playing for the win at the Valero Texas Open after two rounds, official sources state. Ludvig Åberg finished Friday's round at the Valero Texas Open with five under par, including several birdies, official sources confirm.
This is definitely the biggest individual tournament on the PGA Tour, non-major, so it will be a cool experience tomorrow to go out with a lead, which I've never done before. … I'm going to try to soak it in, enjoy it, but at the end of the day, trying to hit as few golf shots as I p
Ludvig Åberg played in the same group as Robert MacIntyre, who leads the Valero Texas Open by four strokes ahead of Åberg, official sources report. PGA Tour rookie Pontus Nyholm is tied for 15th at four under par at the Texas Open, with three holes left in his first round due to darkness, official sources state.
Scottie Scheffler was once in a prison jumpsuit before a round at the 2024 US PGA, though charges were dropped, according to major media sources. The exact details and outcome of Scheffler's legal incident mentioned in the context of the 2024 US PGA have not been fully disclosed.
Rory McIlroy admires Ludvig Åberg's pace of play, swing, and laid-back demeanor.
Key unresolved questions include Ludvig Åberg's exact final score and position at The Players Championship after his collapse, as well as Rory McIlroy's decision to defend his title and the specifics of his back injury. Additionally, the details of Scottie Scheffler's legal incident and Åberg's Masters final round performance remain unknown.
Scottie Scheffler responded snippily to a question about finding form during The Players Championship.