Can debutant Ludvig Aberg win the Hero World Challenge title? Odds explored

The latest edition of the Tiger Woods-hosted Hero World Challenge is set to tee off on Thursday, December 5. The event at the Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas features a stacked 20-player field. This edition of the competition will have seven golfers making their event debuts, including Ludvig Aberg.

The Swedish golfer is among the top favorites to win the $1,000,000 champion’s paycheck from the event’s $5,000,000 prize purse. As per the odds list, the event’s reigning champion and World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to defend his title. Meanwhile, Aberg sits second with 10-1 odds, according to SportsLine.

The World No.5 golfer, highest-ranked player on the event field after No.1 Scheffler, shares the position with Justin Thomas.

It is pertinent to note that Aberg comes into the Hero World Challenge weekend on the back of an unsuccessful RSM Classic title defense at Sea Island. The 25-year-old notched an easy top-20 finish after a rocky start. This was the Swedish golfer’s 13th top-20 finish from 20 starts this season on the PGA Tour.

While he failed to register a win this year, Aberg managed runner-up finishes at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the BMW Championship, and The Masters.

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Listed below is Ludvig Aberg’s 2024 PGA Tour season:

• The Sentry - T47
• Sony Open in Hawaii - T30
• Farmers Insurance Open - T9
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - 2
• The Genesis Invitational - T19
• Arnold Palmer Invitational - T25
• THE PLAYERS Championship - 8
• Valero Texas Open - T14
• Masters Tournament - 2
• RBC Heritage - T10
• PGA Championship - Missed Cut
• the Memorial Tournament - T5
• U.S. Open - T12
• Travelers Championship - T27
• Genesis Scottish Open - T4
• The Open - Missed Cut
• FedEx St. Jude Championship - T40
• BMW Championship - T2
• TOUR Championship - 16
• The RSM Classic - T17

Apart from this, Aberg also made an appearance at the Olympic Men's Golf Competition held at Le Golf National, France in August. He finished T18 in the competition won by Scheffler. Coming into Albany GC for the first time, the young golfer will be eyeing a big finish to avoid going winless this year.

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2024 Hero World Challenge odds

Scheffler tops the 2024 Hero World Challenge odds list, while Thomas and Aberg follow. The top three will face some competition from the likes of Patrick Cantlay (12-1), Russell Henley, Sungjae Im, and Sam Burns (14-1).

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Listed below are the top odds for the Bahamas event (As per SportsLine):

• Scottie Scheffler +220
• Justin Thomas +1000
• Ludvig Aberg +1000
• Patrick Cantlay +1200
• Russell Henley +1400
• Sungjae Im +1400
• Sam Burns +1400
• Wyndham Clark +2000
• Tom Kim +2000
• Jason Day +2500
• Sahith Theegala +2500
• Akshay Bhatia +2500
• Robert MacIntyre +2800
• Cameron Young +3000
• Aaron Rai +3000
• Brian Harman +3000
• Keegan Bradley +3300
• Sepp Straka +3500
• Nick Dunlap +4000
• Matthieu Pavon +10000

More details on the 2024 Hero World Challenge will be updated as the event progresses.