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Ludvig Aberg is among the many players in contention to win the PGA Championship heading into the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aberg finds himself in a tie for ninth after two rounds, having followed his opening round 72 with a four-under 66.<\/p>\n

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The Swede is joined by several others on two-under, including world number one and defending champion Scottie Scheffler.<\/p>\n

That is despite frustration from the American, with Scheffler labelling some Aronimink pins \u201cabsurd\u201d<\/a> on day two, although he did insist the set up was fair.<\/p>\n

Three shots further back, Rory McIlroy disagreed with Scheffler about Aronimink<\/a> somewhat, saying: \u201cThe only thing I would say is, I think a bunched leaderboard like this, I think it\u2019s a sign of not a great setup. I think when it\u2019s as bunched as it is, because it hasn\u2019t really enabled anyone to separate themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

McIlroy\u2019s<\/a> Ryder Cup teammate Aberg<\/a> has since shared his verdict on the course after his second round of the PGA Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ludvig Aberg assesses the Aronimink set up at the PGA Championship<\/h2>\n

Commenting if his weekend is looking optimistic at Aronimink<\/a>, Aberg said: \u201cYeah, absolutely. Like you said, optimistic is a good word.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think, I like that yesterday I didn\u2019t hit the ball very well, but I was able to sort of get back into hitting golf shots again today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I was striking it nice all day. If I can keep that up tomorrow and keep the patience, I\u2019ll be happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And when asked how many pins he felt he simply couldn\u2019t make a run at on Friday, he said: \u201cPlenty, yeah, definitely plenty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one that stands out is definitely 11, where you probably know going into you\u2019re not going to get it close.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s cool about this place is it gives you short clubs on a lot of these par-4s, but it\u2019s still really hard to get it close.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you mix that in with some strong par-3s and it\u2019s a good test. I felt like I handled it well today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t feel\u2026 I didn\u2019t try to force anything, I was okay with 20 feet, and I was okay with 25 feet at times. I think that\u2019s what you got to do when you play this golf course.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ludvig Aberg \u2018pleased\u2019 with impressive four-under 66 at Aronimink<\/h2>\n

Aberg is currently chasing his maiden major win this week at the PGA Championship, with extra motivation coming from his missed cut last year.<\/p>\n

And he is certainly in contention to lift the trophy at Aronimink, although several other players are in an extremely congested leaderboard.<\/p>\n

But all the Swede can do is focus on himself on Saturday and Sunday, with his confidence set to be high after a very satisfactory Friday.<\/p>\n

Sharing his best shot into a tough flag in round two, he said: \u201cI really like the wedge I hit on 2. 2 is a back pin where it goes away from you behind it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to kind of take some off of a sand wedge and fly it and hop and stop it to really where I wanted to putt from.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, yeah, there\u2019s plenty of tough ones. 14 comes to mind too. 4-, 5-iron to a back right pin. And, yeah, overall pleased with today.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when asked if there are many putts he has that don\u2019t break less than two feet, he replied: \u201cNo, you get a lot of breaking putts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve played\u2026 I mean, I use the AimPoint system, and I play a lot of sort of two to three percent putts. Yeah, they\u2019re tricky.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lag putts are a lot of up and over. Speed is really important, which gets tricky when it\u2019s windy, but it\u2019s a good test.\u201d<\/p>\n

He is currently ranked 56th at the PGA Championship for his SG: Putting figure of 0.612, having instead really impressed with his SG: Approach to Green total of 4.258, for which he is ranked fourth.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy suggests what his strategy will be over the weekend as he chases the lead at the PGA Championship<\/a><\/p>\n

10 huge names to miss the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship, including Bryson DeChambeau<\/a><\/p>\n

The mistake Aronimink made which has really affected slow play at the PGA Championship<\/a><\/p>\n

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