Ludvig Åberg's collapse at The Players was equally shocking and predictable yet still correctable

Ludvig Åberg spent the first 64 holes of the 2026 Players Championship building a lead that, for much of Sunday, felt like it would be insurmountable. Few players look more dominant when everything is rolling than the sweet-swinging Swede. Few players on the PGA Tour can make birdies in bunches better than Åberg, too. When he's in a rhythm, it looks like nothing can go wrong. He has the most aesthetically pleasing swing this side of Adam Scott, producing majestic shot tracers that seem to be locked in on flagsticks. The effortless smoothness of his swing and his calm, cool demeanor create a mystique of invulnerability, which is why his increasingly frequent struggles on Sunday always feel so...