“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.

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.