PGA Tour star Ludvig Aberg felt the full wrath of Colorado’s high altitude after suffering a nosebleed mid-round at the BMW Championship on Saturday.
Yet incredibly, the Swede did not let it derail his bid for a second career tour victory, instead draining a monster putt straight after to keep himself in the hunt.
Aberg, the hottest name in Swedish golf right now, was left with a bloodied nose while playing at Castle Pines, which sits at an average of 6,200 feet elevation in the Colorado Rockies.
Given that the highest peak in his entire country is just shy of 7,000 feet, it’s fair to say he isn’t exactly used to high altitude – which showed on the very first hole Saturday.
As he got himself set for a 53-yard birdie putt at the par-5, the 24-year-old had to take a quick timeout when blood began pouring from his nose.
PGA Tour star Ludvig Aberg felt the full wrath of Colorado’s high altitude on Saturday after suffering a nosebleed mid-round at the BMW Championship
Aberg could see the funny side as he wiped his nose with a handkerchief, with cameras spotting him bursting into laughter on the course.
‘Welcome to Colorado,’ said NBC analyst Smylie Kaufman. ‘This altitude, the dry air.’
However, after stuffing some tissue into his nose to block the flow of blood, Aberg then capped an incredible hole by making the birdie from 53 yards.
He was all smiles after the astonishing putt, before going on to finish on -1 for the day to take his score down to -10 heading into Sunday’s finale.
Aberg is currently tied for third in the leaderboard with fellow Swede Alex Noren, with America’s Keegan Bradley leading the way on -12.
But he followed it up by sinking a monster 53-yard putt for a birdie on the first hole
The Swedish golf star played with tissue stuffed up his nose as he continued his round
Australia’s Adam Scott sits in second with -11, while USA duo Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark make up the top five while tied for fifth on -7.
A hot finish has Bradley in the lead by one stroke after the third round at Castle Pines.
The 2025 Ryder Cup captain birdied the last two holes to post a round of 2-under-par 70 and stand at 12-under 204 going into Sunday. The last man into the 50-player field, he had led after the first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs’ penultimate event.
It was a wild, up-and-down round on Saturday for Bradley, who had eight birdies and six bogeys as he hit only 50 percent of greens in regulation. But Bradley’s putter bailed him out as he ranked No. 1 on the day with 1.11 putts per greens in regulation.
