Who is Nicolai Hojgaard on Masters leaderboard? No Danish golfer has ever won at Augusta

Atop the Masters leaderboard you have a who's who of golf royalty: World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau, six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa, Ryder Cup hero Ludvig Åberg.

Then there's a relative unknown in Nicolai Hojgaard.

Just 23 years old and making his first Masters appearance, Højgaard is looking to become the first Danish player to win the Masters. He is tied for fourth entering the final round, five shots behind leader Scheffler.

Here's everything to know about Hojgaard:

Who is Nicolai Hojgaard?

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Højgaard is a Danish professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour.

He turned pro at 19 years old and, in 2021, won his first European Tour event at the DS Automobiles Italian Open, following his twin brother Rasmus' win at the Omega European Masters to become the first brothers to win in back-to-back weeks on the European Tour.

Nicolai picked up his second European Tour victory in 2022 at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship and earned a spot on the European team in the 2023 Ryder Cup, where he went 0-2-1 in a 16.5-11.5 European win. Two months later, he won the DP World Tour Championship.

In 2024, he is playing his first full season on the PGA Tour and took second place at the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year.

Nicolai Hojgaard Masters results, major tournament history

Hojgaard has made six major championship appearances, but never the Masters. He has finished as high as a tie for 23rd, as well as a tie for 53rd, at the Open Championship and tied for 50th at the PGA Championship, along with missing two cuts.

Nicolai Hojgaard's career earnings

Hojgaard has career earnings of $2,481,615 in PGA Tour-sponsored events, to his PGA Tour profile. His European Tour profile lists career earnings of more than 6.6 million Euro (just over $7 million by conversion).

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