Højgaard Seeks Boost in Denmark for the Ryder Cup
Golfer Nicolai Højgaard seeks to leverage the DP World Tour event in his native Denmark to strengthen his aspirations of participating in the Ryder Cup with the European team. Højgaard captured attention during Thursday’s session with an outstanding performance. The player achieved something notable by recording two eagles in a span of three holes, both with holed shots, in the opening round of the Danish Golf Championship, finishing with a score of 68 strokes, three under par. The first eagle, on the 12th hole, a par 4, came from 112 yards. Højgaard sent his approach from the fairway, the ball went past the hole and then rolled back in. The crowd roared, and the golfer threw his club in the air and high-fived his caddie before heading to the hole.Højgaard praised the spectators’ enthusiasm for each eagle. It was special. It was great to see them go wild. I don’t know how to react when you do things like that. Before the tournament began, Højgaard was ranked 26th in the Ryder Cup standings for Europe. He was part of the team that defeated the United States in Italy in 2023.It was something very special. I needed a little boost to get started. On the 11th I made a good par and gave myself a little fist pump. I felt that was important to get into the next series of holes… It was great to see that.
Højgaard
