“The sports nerd in me loves it”: Overjoyed Ludvig Aberg says Olympics feels 'bigger than golf'

Ludvig Aberg is all set to represent Sweden at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men's golf event. The World No. 4 enters the tournaments as one of the favorites to win the event.

Golf at the Paris Olympics will begin on August 1 at Le Golf National. For Ludvig Aberg, it is a dream come true, as he will soon be making his Olympic debut. According to the 24-year-old, the whole experience has transcended beyond golf. Here's what Aberg said about his experience in Paris thus far (via the PGA TOUR):

"It makes you feel like you're part of something bigger than just golf, and walking around in the village yesterday, the sports nerd in me loves it."

Ludvig Aberg will tee off at the Paris Olympics alongside Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler at 4:11 a.m. ET. Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm, and Viktor Hovland are another noteworthy group that will tee it off at 5:55 a.m.

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Exploring the odds and best bets for the 2024 Paris Olympics ft. Ludvig Aberg

Following are the odds for the men's field at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

• Scottie Scheffler (USA) +300
• Xander Schauffele (USA) +525
• Jon Rahm (ESP) +700
• Rory McIlroy (IRL) +700
• Ludvig Aberg (SWE) +1100
• Collin Morikawa (USA) +1100
• Viktor Hovland (NOR) +1700
• Tommy Fleetwood (GBR) +2000
• Tom Kim (KOR) +2000
• Joaquin Niemann (CHI) +2000
• Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) +2200
• Shane Lowry (IRL) +2400
• Corey Conners (CAN) +3000
• Matthew Fitzpatrick (GBR) +3000
• Alex Noren (SWE) +3500
• Sepp Straka (AUT) +4000
• Matthieu Pavon (FRA) +4500
• Min Woo Lee (AUS) +5000
• Byeong-Hun An (KOR) +5000
• Carlos Ortiz (MEX) +5000
• Wyndham Clark (USA) +5000
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) +5000
• Abraham Ancer (MEX) +6000
• Jason Day (AUS) +6000
• Guido Migliozzi (ITA) +6500
• Stephan Jaeger (GER) +7000
• Adrian Meronk (POL) +7000
• Thomas Detry (BEL) +7000
• Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) +7500
• Nicolai Hojgaard (DEN) +7500
• Ryan Fox (NZL) +8500
• Mito Pereira (CHI) +8500
• David Puig (ESP) +9000
• CT Pan (TPE) +10000
• Victor Perez (FRA) +10000
• Keita Nakajima (JPN) +10000
• Erik Van Rooyen (RSA) +10000
• Emiliano Grillo (ARG) +12500
• Nick Taylor (CAN) +12500
• Kevin Yu (TPE) +15000
• Matteo Manassero (ITA) +15000
• Sami Valimaki (FIN) +17500
• Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) +20000
• Matti Schmid (GER) +20000
• Alejandro Tosti (ARG) +20000
• Joel Girrbach (SUI) +20000
• Gavin Green (MAS) +25000
• Shubhankar Sharma (IND) +25000
• Daniel Hillier (NZL) +25000
• Adrien De Chassart (BEL) +30000
• Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) +30000
• Tapio Pulkkanen (FIN) +30000
• Phachara Khongwatmai (THA) +30000
• Nico Echavarria (COL) +30000
• Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) +40000
• Kris Ventura (NOR) +40000
• Dou Zecheng (CHN) +40000
• Camilo Villegas (COL) +50000
• Carl Yuan (CHN) +50000
• Rafael Campos (PUR) +50000

Defending champion Xander Schauffele is one of the favorites to win the event for the second consecutive time. However, he will face competition from the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.