ludvig auberg endured a tricky moment during the third round at the BMW Championship it seems like it takes more than blood to Halt the progress of Ryder Cup star ludvig abber the Swedish golfer finished the third round of the BMW Championship right in the mix for victory tied for third place at 10 under par that leaves the 24-year-old just two shots off leader Keegan Bradley and well placed to land a second PGA Tour title but his 71 on Saturday didn't start smoothly with abber suffering a visible no bleed as he approached the first green there seemed no obvious explanation for the bleed other than the effects of altitude at Castle Pine's Golf Club the course in Colorado is situated some 6 to2 to 100 ft above sea level a notion that means extra yardage gains for players arber's reaction however seemingly spoke volumes about his strength of character despite his tender age the player has been lauded for his positive approach to the game as well as his ability to laugh off setbacks and you could see by as he chuckled away while the blood streamed down his face onto his shirt he duly wiped his nose with his golf towel before lining up what appeared a hazardous 53t putt from off the green to the astonishment of the crowd a Berg's effort dropped for an unlikely birdie that prompted more smiles from the world number four who laughed up the Applause of the galleries alberg has proved a popular figure since bursting onto the scene in 2023 winning the European Masters to earn a place on Luke d Donald's Ryder Cup team as a captain's pick in doing so he became the first player in history to be selected to play in the competition without having played in a major championship he proceeded to set another new marker in Rome teaming with Victor hland to record a 9 and7 victory over Scotty Sheffer and Brooks kopka it was the largest winning margin ever in an 18-hole Ridder Cup match