Nicolai Højgaard

Profile

Road to Pinehurst No. 2

F-21: Top 60 points leaders in the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 20

Bio

The rising Danish star will make his U.S. Open debut by virtue of being inside the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking as of May 20. Three of Højgaard's four professional wins have come on the DP World Tour, including the 2023 DP World Tour Championship in Dubai where he carded a final-round 64. His twin brother, Rasmus, also competes professionally on the DP World Tour. They helped Denmark win the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship. That year, he also won the European Amateur, and represented Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup and Denmark in the Youth Olympic Games. Last fall, he was on the victorious European Ryder Cup Team that competed in Italy.