Ludvig Aberg has a chance to join some Masters greats with a win this year.
Only eight golfers have won the Masters a year after finishing as the runner-up, a club Aberg can join this year. As a Masters rookie in 2024, Aberg shined, signing for a 7-under 281 total over four days and finishing four shots behind Scottie Scheffler.
The feat has happened twice in the past 10 years, but before that, it was 31 Masters before a runner-up found a way to slip on the green jacket the next year.
One golfer on this list accomplished the feat twice, and it’s the player with the most titles at Augusta National Golf Club.
Players to win Masters year after runner-up finish
Ralph Guldahl: 1939
Byron Nelson: 1942
Arnold Palmer: 1962
Jack Nicklaus: 1965, 1972
Billy Casper: 1970
Ben Crenshaw: 1984
Jordan Spieth: 2015
Dustin Johnson: 2020
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfers who have won the Masters a year after finishing runner-up
Ludvig Aberg has a chance to join some Masters greats with a win this year.
Only eight golfers have won the Masters a year after finishing as the runner-up, a club Aberg can join this year. As a Masters rookie in 2024, Aberg shined, signing for a 7-under 281 total over four days and finishing four shots behind Scottie Scheffler.
The feat has happened twice in the past 10 years, but before that, it was 31 Masters before a runner-up found a way to slip on the green jacket the next year.
One golfer on this list accomplished the feat twice, and it’s the player with the most titles at Augusta National Golf Club.
Players to win Masters year after runner-up finish
Ralph Guldahl: 1939
Byron Nelson: 1942
Arnold Palmer: 1962
Jack Nicklaus: 1965, 1972
Billy Casper: 1970
Ben Crenshaw: 1984
Jordan Spieth: 2015
Dustin Johnson: 2020
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Golfers who have won the Masters a year after finishing runner-up
