PARAMUS, N.J. – Florida head coach J.C. Deacon called it the main draw: His guy, Gators’ senior Ricky Castillo, facing off against Texas Tech senior Ludvig Aberg in Wednesday’s first round of match play at the U.S. Amateur.
It was hard to argue.
Aberg stepped into the ring as the second-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, tops in this week’s field at The Ridgewood Country Club. Castillo came out of his corner ranked No. 20 in the world, though he’s started to regain the form that once made him a Walker Cupper and top-ranked amateur.