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Nicolai Højgaard

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Nicolai Højgaard

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Denmark
PGA Championship Appearances
2
Best PGA Championship Finish
T50 (2023)
World Ranking
35
Age
23
Turned Pro
2019
Hometown
Billund, Denmark
Height
6 ft 2 in
Weight
193 lbs

Bio

Danish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. In 2021, he and his twin brother, Rasmus, became the first brothers to win in back-to-back weeks on the European Tour. He also was part of the winning European 2023 Ryder Cup team.

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
R1 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 34 5 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 5 36 70
R2 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 2 3 36 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 5 3 35 71
R3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 34 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 34 68
R4 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 37 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 4 5 36 73
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+

Stats

Strokes Gained Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Total T68 -0.209 1.276 0.082 1.551 -3.744
Off-the-Tee 69 -0.486 0.452 -0.519 -0.317 -1.560
Approach-the-Green 22 0.960 0.770 1.765 1.108 0.199
Around-the-Green 48 -0.054 -0.309 -0.671 0.881 -0.119
Tee-to-Green 48 0.420 0.913 0.575 1.672 -1.480
Putting 72 -0.629 0.362 -0.493 -0.121 -2.264
Off the Tee Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Driving Accuracy % T77 46.43% 50.00% 42.86% 57.14% 35.71%
Driving Distance T10 311.3 317.1 282.3 317.3 328.5
Longest Drive T18 336 332 321 336 332
Around the Green Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Greens in Reg % T44 66.67% 77.78% 38.89% 66.67% 83.33%
Scrambling 54 58.33% 50.00% 45.45% 83.33% 66.67%
Putts Per Round T51 28.75 31.00 25.00 26.00 33.00
Sand Save Opportunities T63 5 0 1 3 1
Sand Save % T1 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Scoring Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Birdies/RD T69 3.25 3.00 4.00 4.00 2.00
Total Birdies T69 13 3 4 4 2
Total Eagles T5 1 0 1 0 0
Par 3 T25 2.94 2.75 2.75 3.25 3.00
Par 4 T61 4.05 4.09 4.18 3.73 4.18
Par 5 T64 4.75 4.67 4.67 4.67 5.00
Misc. Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Bounce Back T33 25.00% 50.00% 33.33% .00% .00%
Ball Striking 55 98 100 289 50 49

Previous Performances

Year
Location
Finish
Score
Year
2024
Location
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Finish
T68
Score
-2
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
R1 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 34 5 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 5 36 70
R2 5 5 3 3 4 5 6 2 3 36 5 3 4 3 3 5 4 5 3 35 71
R3 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 34 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 34 68
R4 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 37 5 3 3 3 3 4 6 4 5 36 73
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
Year
2023
Location
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
Finish
T50
Score
+7
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70
R1 4 4 3 5 3 5 7 4 4 39 4 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 4 37 76
R2 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 4 4 37 3 3 3 4 4 2 4 3 4 30 67
R3 4 5 3 5 2 4 4 5 5 37 3 3 4 5 4 2 6 4 5 36 73
R4 5 3 2 5 3 4 5 5 3 35 4 3 4 4 3 3 6 4 5 36 71
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
Year
2022
Location
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Finish
CUT
Score
+13
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 70
R1 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 38 5 2 4 5 4 4 4 7 5 40 78
R2 3 5 4 5 6 3 5 4 4 39 4 3 5 5 3 5 3 4 4 36 75
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+