Ludvig Aberg shocked there is no national holiday following LIV Golf pro's achievement

Ludvig Aberg thinks there should be a national holiday in his homeland of Sweden to celebrate his compatriot Henrik Stenson winning The Open at Royal Troon in 2016.

Aberg, 24, made his feelings be known ahead of his Open debut at the same venue this week. 

When pressed for comments as to how much inspiration he draws from Stenson etching his name on the famous Claret Jug eight years ago at Troon, Aberg considers it was one of the coolest days in Swedish sporting history. 

So much so, Aberg thinks the achievements of the now LIV Golf pro should be remembered in Sweden. 

Stenson fired a final-round 63 to get the better of playing partner Phil Mickelson by three shots. 

He finished the week at 20-under par, which still stands as the lowest 72-hole score in Open history. 

"I've said it a few times before, that day should be a national holiday in Sweden," said Aberg.

"It was a very cool day. I vividly remember watching that with my friends, and it's cool to see what he's done for Swedish golf, and he's doing, so obviously was the pinnacle of that."

Aberg came close to landing his second PGA Tour and DP World Tour title at the weekend.

He took a two-shot lead into the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open.

Aberg threw things away with a lacklustre 73 that saw him finish T4 and four shots adrift of home favourite Bob MacIntyre. 

The World No.4 alluded to errant driving as being the main cause for his drop off on Sunday.

He said: "I'd say I got away with it a little bit more Friday and Saturday, but the tendencies were still there. Kind of like coming under it, behind it, flipping it, and it's not a very nice place to hit drivers from." 

Aberg is competing in just his fourth major this season.

He finished second on major debut at The Masters in April, missed the cut at the US PGA in May, and then finished T12 at the US Open last month.

Aberg only turned pro just over a year ago. 

It's been a golden 12 months for Aberg, who proved a major thorn in the United States Ryder Cup team last September in Rome.

Aberg has yet to fully take stock of his whirlwind start on the pro scene, but he does plan to soon. 

"I think I will do that in a little bit," said Aberg.

"Right now you're just so into it going from tournament to tournament and trying to play as well as you can. Yeah, it's been a lot of fun these last 12 months, 13 months.

"Very fortunate to have had a lot of those experiences. Ultimately, I'm just trying to play good golf and trying to have fun with me and my team and my coaches and whatnot.

"It's cool. Hopefully we'll have many, many more years to come."