Golf-Aberg leads cast of rookies hoping to write Ryder Cup script

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The 2023 Ryder Cup - Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Rome, Italy - September 27, 2023 Team Europe's Ludvig Aberg plays out of a bunker on the 12th hole during a practice round REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Trawl through the annals of the Ryder Cup and there are tales aplenty of rookies rising to the occasion with match-winning contributions but Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is already making waves before striking a ball in anger.

The 23-year-old is one of eight rookies featuring in the 44th edition of the biennial match -- four apiece for Europe and the United States -- but by far the most hyped.