Rasmus Højgaard (born 12 March 2001) is a Danish

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who won his first

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event at the 2019

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, becoming the third youngest player to win on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Højgaard first came to prominence in July 2016 when he won the Danish International Amateur Championship, was part of the Danish team that finished third in the European Boys' Team Championship and won the

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in successive weeks. In 2017 Højgaard received further recognition at the boys level by representing Continental Europe in the

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. He was also part of the Danish team that won the 2017 European Boys Team Championship, beating the hosts Spain in the final. Early in 2018 Højgaard played for Europe in the

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against Asia/Pacific. In June he won the individual competition for the boys

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, four strokes ahead of his brother Nicolai. Denmark also won the team competition. In September he was part of the Danish team that won the

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for the first time and he played for Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup later in the month.

Professional career

Højgaard turned professional at the start of 2019. After playing some tournaments on the Nordic Golf League he played on the

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for the rest of the season. He was one of five runners-up in his first Challenge Tour event, the

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. Although he had a number of further top-10 finishes, he finished 21st in the Order of Merit, missing out on a place on the

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. However he finished tied for 5th place in the Q School later in 2019 to gain a place on the tour. In December 2019, Højgaard won the

, the second event of the season, winning a three-man playoff against

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and

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at the third extra hole. Højgaard was the first player born in the 2000s to win on the European Tour. He won in only his fifth European Tour start and became the third youngest winner in Tour history (), behind Matteo Manassero () and Danny Lee (). In August 2020, Højgaard won the ISPS Handa UK Championship in a playoff over Justin Walters for his second European Tour win. He became the second youngest player to achieve multiple wins on the Tour, after Matteo Manassero. In August 2021, Højgaard won the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. He shot a final-round 63 to post −13 and the clubhouse lead.

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who was leading by one shot at the time, double-bogeyed the final hole to finish one behind Højgaard.

Personal life

Højgaard's twin brother Nicolai is a professional golfer and was also part of the Danish team that won the

. They became the first brothers to win in back-to-back weeks on the European Tour in 2021.

Amateur wins

*2015 Aon Junior Tour Drenge 1 *2016 Danish International Amateur Championship,

, DGU Elite Tour III Drenge *2017 Hovborg Kro Open, KGC Masters *2018

Source:

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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and the Sunshine Tour European Tour playoff record (2–0)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Denmark): 2016, 2017 (winners) *

(representing the Continent of Europe): 2017 (winners) *

(representing Europe): 2018 *

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(representing Denmark):

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* Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2018 *

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