"I am just a little shocked" - Ludvig Aberg's caddie questioned by ex-Ryder Cup player after Sawgrass collapse

Former European Ryder Cup player turned Sky Sports golf pundit Andrew Coltart was among those to question Ludvig Aberg's caddie after the young Swede let the 2026 Players Championship get away from him. 

Aberg, 26, was primed for the biggest victory of his career at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday and entered the final round of the PGA Tour's flagship event with a healthy three-shot lead over his former college rival Michael Thorbjornsen. 

But after a steady front nine on Pete Dye's Stadium Course, the apparently unflappable European Ryder Cup star torpedoed his chances with mistakes on the 11th and 12th holes. 

First, Aberg carved his approach right at the par-5 11th into the water and did well to save a bogey. He decided remain aggressive off the tee at the next, hitting driver at the short par-4 but this time went miles left and found the water again. It led to a double-bogey. 

Whilst his race wasn't run at that point, Aberg was on the back foot and any hope of becoming the Players champion was over when he dropped another shot at the 15th. 

Coltart told Sky Sports that the 11th hole cost Aberg and appeared to put his caddie, Joe Skovron, under the microscope. "I dont understand this," he said. 

"Joe is an experienced caddie. The job here is to find the fairway. He is in control of the tournament. 

"His head is scrambled on 11. Find the short grass. I am just a little shocked with that. From there, he had no chance."

Skovron is an experienced caddie and is best known for his 13-year stint with Rickie Fowler that included helping the American to the biggest victory of his career at the 2015.

For his part, Aberg told reporters had he not dropped a stroke at 11 he may have played the 12th differently. But he believed that it was "a good wind" to go for it. 

"It was a poor swing, a really poor swing, and it definitely stings a little bit," he said. "In my opinion, it was probably just a really fast swing. 

"I got really quick on it, and all of a sudden it's a poor flaw of mine in my golf game. It kind of ties in together with all of it.

"That's my learning from those two holes.

Aberg explains collapse at Sawgrass

Aberg said he was extremely disappointed not to get over the line but is positive about the future. 

"I think the main thing for me is I think about winning, but I try not to get ahead of myself when I'm playing golf," he said. 

"I think the front nine we handled quite well. I felt like we handled it to the point where it definitely could have been few shots better here and there. 

"It was just a disappointing back nine, and hopefully I'll do a little bit better next time.

"I think obviously the biggest thing that I take away is that I feel like I'm playing nice golf. 

"I'm playing golf to the point where I feel like I can contend in big tournaments. 

"Obviously a good finish last week and still a top-five finish this week. Overall I feel like I'm playing good golf, which is really nice. 

"It's nice to see on a hard golf course last week, hard golf course this week. That makes me excited."