VIRGINIA WATER, ENGLAND • Ludvig Aberg of Sweden closed in on his second straight victory on Saturday when he posted a 6-under 66 at Wentworth for a two-shot lead over Connor Syme and Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW PGA Championship.

Aberg, in only his fourth month as a pro, seized control early in the third round with a 7-iron to 5 feet for eagle on the par-5 fourth, and even his lone bogey was dynamic when he holed a 35-foot putt on the 13th hole to keep command.

The Swedish sensation got up-and-down from a bunker on the par-5 18th for one last birdie to put him on 16-under 200. He is making it look easy, even if it doesn’t feel that way to him.

“I wish this game was easy but it’s not,” Aberg said.

“I feel like I’m striking the ball quite well, and I’m just trying to take advantage of playing well.”

Aberg, who earned a PGA Tour card immediately after his senior year at Texas Tech from leading the “PGA Tour University” ranking, won the European Masters in Switzerland two weeks ago and was picked for the Ryder Cup the next day.

Now he has a chance to win a Rolex Series event and crack the top 50 in the world.

Syme surged into the mix with a superb back nine of four birdies and an eagle, only to have to settle for pars on the 17th and 18th — both par 5s — for a 65.