Ludvig Aberg looks up to Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps as he heads into his maiden Olympics campaign

Ludvig Aberg is drawing some unique inspiration for his first Olympics as a golfer. The Swedish golfer has admitted that he looks up to an American swimmer and a Jamaican sprinter.

They are two of the most iconic athletes to ever compete and would have been in their primes while Aberg was growing up. In that sense, it's unsurprising that the golfer looks up to Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.

In his pre-tournament press conference, Aberg was asked what it might be like to win an Olympic medal for his country of Sweden. He said:

"Of course, it's difficult to say. Obviously, the Olympics is the Olympics. And I remember watching it growing up. And I remember watching Usain Bolt run the 100 meters and Michael Phelps winning the millions of medals that he's got. So yes it's very cool. I think the experience of representing your country, it comes with a lot of pride." (12:06-12:49)

Aberg hasn't experienced the Olympic experience yet, but he believes it will be a feeling that nothing else compares to. He is looking forward to it:

"I think it's difficult to rank it obviously when you're playing you most want to represent you as well as you can and then obviously represent your country as well as you can."

Aberg is one of the brightest young talents in golf, and he now has the chance to compete at the highest level and potentially earn Sweden some global recognition in the golf game.

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What are the odds Ludvig Aberg wins Olympic gold?

There are quite a few talented golfers competing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. World number 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele, and Rory McIlroy are all going to be competing with the rest of the best in the world.

Can Ludvig Aberg win the Olympics? (Imagn)

Despite that, Ludvig Aberg has pretty solid odds of winning, at 5th-best. Naturally, as he is for every start he makes, Scheffler is the favorite. Per the PGA Tour, these are the full odds:

• +350: Scottie Scheffler (U.S.)
• +800: Xander Schauffele (U.S.)
• +1000: Rory McIlroy (Ireland)
• +1200: Collin Morikawa (U.S.)
• +1400: Ludvig Aberg (Sweden)
• +1800: Viktor Hovland (Norway)
• +2000: Jon Rahm (Spain)
• +2500: Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Tom Kim (Korea)
• +2800: Corey Conners (Canada), Tommy Fleetwood (Great Britain)
• +3300: Joaquin Niemann (Chile), Sepp Straka (Austria), Shane Lowry (Ireland)
• +4000: Alex Noren (Sweden), Matt Fitzpatrick (Great Britain), Min Woo Lee (Australia), Thomas Detry (Belgium), Wyndham Clark (U.S.)
• 5000: Jason Day (Australia)
• +6600: Carlos Ortiz (Mexico), Christaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa), Stephan Jaeger (Germany), Victor Perez (France), Abraham Ancer (Mexico)
• +8000: Adrian Meronk (Poland), Ryan Fox (New Zealand), Thorbjørn Olesen (Denmark)
• +10000: Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei), Nicolai Højgaard (Denmark)

Despite his relative inexperience, Ludvig Aberg is a golfer whose chances at the Summer Olympics in Paris are liked by oddsmakers.