Golf-Aberg hungry for more after Masters near-miss in major debut

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 14, 2024 Sweden's Ludvig Aberg hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the final round REUTERS/Mike Blake

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Ludvig Aberg may have fallen short in his bid to make a winning major championship debut on Sunday but his runner-up finish was the best by a Swede at the Masters and reaffirmed his belief that his day in the winner's circle will come.

Starting the final round three shots back of Scottie Scheffler, the 24-year-old went toe-to-toe with the world number one as he tried to reel him in but was ultimately unable to get the job done.