FROM THE EDITOR
There’s a magnolia tree that, if I crane my neck, I can just about see from my office window. Over the last few days, a handful of pink flashes have emerged from the dull brown that’s been in residence over the last few months. By the time you read this, that tree will be nearing full bloom and the general dreariness of winter will be fading away.
Spring is, without question, my favourite time of year. The prospect of playing golf consistently is back on the table for the first time in months and I, like many of you, will be heading to the range, trying to get my swing back in the groove.
Of course, the biggest date on the horizon for most golf fans will be April 11 – the opening round of the 88th Masters Tournament. For the first time in 2024, the world’s top golfers will all be treading the same fairways. We will see the likes of Rahm, Smith and Koepka going toe-to-toe with McIlroy, Hovland and Scheffler, with vast individual riches as well as tour bragging rights on the line. Everywhere you look there’s a storyline waiting to unfold and we’ve teed up some of those, starting with this issue’s cover star, Ludvig Aberg.
Earlier this year, two members of our editorial team travelled to Hawaii to meet golf’s hottest young prospect. On page 50, he talks about his truly meteoric rise from college star to PGA Tour winner via a triumphant Ryder Cup debut. That this all happened within six months and that he will be making his Masters de
