Rasmus Højgaard leads the Danish Golf Championship
Danish golfer Rasmus Højgaard delighted local fans and strengthened his Ryder Cup aspirations by taking a two-stroke lead at the Danish Golf Championship on Friday. Højgaard added a card of 64 strokes, seven under par, to his initial round of 66 at the Fureso Golf Club, which allowed him to lead halfway through the tournament in his country. The 24-year-old player is currently in eighth position on the European Team Ryder Cup points list, just outside the top six places that automatically qualify. Luke Donald, team captain, will make six captain’s picks after the Betfred British Masters on August 24.Højgaard, who started on the 10th hole, began with six consecutive pars before achieving a birdie on the 16th and an eagle on the par 5 of the 18th, after leaving his approach shot a meter away. A streak of five birdies in the first six holes of his second round gave him a considerable lead. Højgaard’s only bogey on the 8th hole prevented him from setting a new course record, matching Marco Penge’s first-round score on Thursday.One feeds off the other a bit. Obviously, I felt good out there. I was trying to make as many birdies as possible, and with them cheering me on, I just wanted to keep going like that for as long as possible.
Rasmus Højgaard
Penge is two strokes away, with 10 under par, after a round of 68 that included six birdies and three bogeys, while Canadian Aaron Cockerill is in third place, three strokes behind. Adrien Saddier, Maximilian Steinlechner, and Niklas Norgaard are in a group with 6 under par. Scottish Marc Warren dropped down the leaderboard with a disappointing second round of 74 after his initial 66, with five of his seven bogeys on the second lap, while Englishman Matt Wallace made eagle on the last hole for a 70, making the cut with 1 under par.I didn’t try to do too much out there. I was just hitting the ball well, had an idea of where I was going and created a lot of opportunities.
Rasmus Højgaard
