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Newsweek
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
PGA Tour Twin Brothers Break 60 at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. One of the three pairs of brothers stole the show right away at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard signed for a Best Ball 13-under 59 as the twins seemingly could not miss on Thursday. They tied the course record for TPC Louisiana, but that number did not hold for much longer. The twins felt the conditions were perfect, though. "Even though we played where you clean the ball or pick and clean, you still get a little bit less spin on the fairway," Nicolai said. "So it was still wet —you didn't have to control it. Then the sun came out, and you had perfect conditions. But there's barely any wind, and we took advantage of that." The twins go seriously low 🔥 Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard tie the course record with a 59 @Zurich_Classic! — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 24, 2025 His brother Rasmus agreed and felt the life, clean and place rule helped them in some areas. "Even some of the shots around the greens gets a little easier because you can place the ball," he explained. "As the day went on, a little wind showed up, but still out there right now, it feels comfortable with the amount of wind there is." The twins made the turn in 31 strokes after each one made two birdies. On their back nine, they came home in just 28 shots. AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 24: Rasmus Højgaard of Denmark and Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark speak on the ninth greenon day one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on April 24, 2025 in Avondale, Louisiana.... AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 24: Rasmus Højgaard of Denmark and Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark speak on the ninth greenon day one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on April 24, 2025 in Avondale, Louisiana. More Photo byThey both made four birdies to secure one of two sub-60 scores in Round 1 of the tournament. Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo later set the course record with a 14-under 58. Salinda made four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 7th. However, Velo made sure that as a team, they had a birdie or better on every hole of the front nine. His birdies at the par-4 1st, par-4 8th, and par-3 9 saw them make the turn in 26 strokes. Salinda carried the team on the back nine, adding four more birdies to the scorecard to come home in 31 strokes. Neither guy went cold, but the former Stanford golfer could not miss. "He made a ton of putts," Velo said about Salinda. "He one putted damn near every green it seemed like. Very easy to play golf when you have a partner that's stacking it and making a lot of putts..." AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 24: Kevin Velo of the United States rubs the shoulders of Isaiah Salinda of the United States on the 17th green on day one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans... AVONDALE, LOUISIANA - APRIL 24: Kevin Velo of the United States rubs the shoulders of Isaiah Salinda of the United States on the 17th green on day one of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on April 24, 2025 in Avondale, Louisiana. More Photo by"We fed off each other, and I sprinkled in some birdies when we needed to, but pretty much I was on his back the whole day," Velo added. They credited their success to their long-time friendship and being comfortable around each other. "It's more important to play with someone you like and enjoy playing with, one of your friends," Salinda said. "It's really cool. We've known each other since we were young junior golfers. We've stayed incredibly close friends since, and we've been looking forward to this event for a while." The duo had a chance to record a 57, but missed their putts on 18 and settled for a 58. Friday's format will be an alternate shot, posing a harder challenge. It is the toughest format, as it tends to be when the scores do not go nearly as low. There is a lot of golf left, but it is always fun to see a duo break the four-ball course record. More Golf: U.S. Open: 14-Year-Old Posts Incredible Score, Advances to Final Qualifying
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard make Masters history
Twin brothers Nicolai, left, and Rasmus Hojgaard listen to a caddy during a practice round for the 2024 British Open. (Jon Super / Associated Press) Meet Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, an identical pair that's singularly focused. The 24-year-old Danish brothers are the first set of twins to play in the same Masters, and they will be pulling for each other Thursday when the storied tournament gets underway. Advertisement OK … that's a bit of a buried lie. 'Probably be very frustrating,' Rasmus said when asked how it would feel seeing his brother win a green jacket. 'No, I think it would be very cool.' They're pretty much dead ringers for each other, especially when they showed up to Augusta National this week wearing the same gray quarter-zip pullovers. That wasn't planned, by the way. Just another mind meld. It's helpful that Rasmus has a swoop of brown hair, and Nicolai has a buzz. Otherwise, it would be hard for anyone but friends and family to tell them apart. Read more: Can Rory McIlroy win the Masters to complete career Grand Slam? Advertisement 'Back when we were in school, we would switch classes, and everyone in the room, they obviously know that it's the wrong one that's here, but the teacher wouldn't know,' Rasmus said. 'So we would sit there for an hour, and everyone was trying to be serious about the situation. Then the teacher eventually would find out that it's Nicolai here and not Ras, and they would just laugh about it. We did that a few times and we thought it was quite fun.' They don't have identical experience in the Masters, however. Whereas Rasmus is making his debut, Nicolai played last year and actually held the Saturday lead through 10 holes before tailing off and finishing in a tie for 16th. 'After the tournament,' Nicolai said, 'I looked at that thinking, 'What went wrong after you had been in perfect position to then finish 16th, and what can you learn from that?'' Naturally, the two are ultra-competitive and unquestionably pushed each other. Advertisement 'I think when we were younger, we learned how to deal with when somebody was playing well and we couldn't talk to each other for days. … 'Then we got older and more mature. We can shake each other's hand now and say congrats when someone is playing well.' Oh, brother. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard make Masters history
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Meet Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, an identical pair that's singularly focused. The 24-year-old Danish brothers are the first set of twins to play in the same Masters, and they will be pulling for each other Thursday when the storied tournament gets underway. OK … that's a bit of a buried lie. 'Probably be very frustrating,' Rasmus said when asked how it would feel seeing his brother win a green jacket. 'No, I think it would be very cool.' They're pretty much dead ringers for each other, especially when they showed up to Augusta National this week wearing the same gray quarter-zip pullovers. That wasn't planned, by the way. Just another mind meld. It's helpful that Rasmus has a swoop of brown hair, and Nicolai has a buzz. Otherwise, it would be hard for anyone but friends and family to tell them apart. 'Back when we were in school, we would switch classes, and everyone in the room, they obviously know that it's the wrong one that's here, but the teacher wouldn't know,' Rasmus said. 'So we would sit there for an hour, and everyone was trying to be serious about the situation. Then the teacher eventually would find out that it's Nicolai here and not Ras, and they would just laugh about it. We did that a few times and we thought it was quite fun.' They don't have identical experience in the Masters, however. Whereas Rasmus is making his debut, Nicolai played last year and actually held the Saturday lead through 10 holes before tailing off and finishing in a tie for 16th. 'After the tournament,' Nicolai said, 'I looked at that thinking, 'What went wrong after you had been in perfect position to then finish 16th, and what can you learn from that?'' Naturally, the two are ultra-competitive and unquestionably pushed each other. 'I think when we were younger, we learned how to deal with when somebody was playing well and we couldn't talk to each other for days. … 'Then we got older and more mature. We can shake each other's hand now and say congrats when someone is playing well.' Oh, brother.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Meet the Danish twins making history at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It's hard to make history at Augusta National, but on Thursday, Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard will become the first set of twins to compete in the same Masters Tournament. The pair met with the media at the 89th edition of the event wearing – fittingly – the same olive-colored sweater. Advertisement 'It was completely random, to be fair,' said Nicolai. 'Ras left the house a little bit earlier than me this morning, and when I came out here, he was sitting in beige pants and a green jumper, and I said, Ras. Because I saw he left in a black shirt, so I thought, perfect. Then I realized we've got the same jumper on. We actually thought, it's not too bad, actually, make good sense going into the press conference in the same clothes. So it worked out all right.' While Nicolai made his Masters debut last year, taking a share of 16th and even briefly holding a share of the lead on Saturday, twin brother Rasmus received a special invitation to play this week. Rasmus ranks 55th in the Official World Golf Ranking and Nicolai is 82nd. The Danish brothers, now 24, recalled watching their first Masters in 2012 when Bubba Watson triumphed for the first time. The pair admit that during their early years, they would fight with each other more than offer congratulations. 'I think when we were younger we learned how to deal with when somebody was playing well and we couldn't talk to each other for days,' said Nicolai, 'and that helped a certain amount of really wanting to beat each other and that competitive edge we both have, and I think that's been really important. Advertisement 'Then when we got older and more mature we can shake each other's hand now and say congrats when someone is playing well and be brothers as well and friends at the same time. It's been pretty cool, the ride we've been on together, and hopefully it'll be even better going forward.' In 2024, Nicolai played nine holes with Jon Rahm on Tuesday and Adam Scott on Wednesday. They planned to play with Scott again this year, calling Aussie 'a specialist" around this place. Nicolai said the last 27 holes of his Masters debut was the most important learning experience he's ever had in golf and one of the best weeks of his life. Advertisement Meanwhile Rasmus said he's watched any and all footage he could find on YouTube of every Masters round since 1975. It hits different in person, though. 'The third green, how big that runoff is short of the green there shocked me a little bit,' said Rasmus. 'Tenth tee, Nicolai said to me, that's probably the tee shot that's going to shock you the most. I didn't quite know what to expect, but standing there on the 10th tee, it looks very different from what I've seen on TV.' Back home in Denmark, the brothers shared many moments at their local club pretending that the next putt was the putt to win the Masters. Now together, they'll finally get their chance. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Meet the Danish twins making history at the 2025 Masters
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the Danish twins making history at the Masters
Meet the Danish twins making history at the Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. — It's hard to make history at Augusta National, but on Thursday, Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard will become the first set of twins to compete in the same Masters Tournament. The pair met with the media at the 89th edition of the event wearing – fittingly – the same olive-colored sweater. 'It was completely random, to be fair,' said Nicolai. 'Ras left the house a little bit earlier than me this morning, and when I came out here, he was sitting in beige pants and a green jumper, and I said, Ras. Because I saw he left in a black shirt, so I thought, perfect. Then I realized we've got the same jumper on. We actually thought, it's not too bad, actually, make good sense going into the press conference in the same clothes. So it worked out all right.' While Nicolai made his Masters debut last year, taking a share of 16th and even briefly holding a share of the lead on Saturday, twin brother Rasmus received a special invitation to play this week. Rasmus ranks 55th in the Official World Golf Ranking and Nicolai is 82nd. The Danish brothers, now 24, recalled watching their first Masters in 2012 when Bubba Watson triumphed for the first time. The pair admit that during their early years, they would fight with each other more than offer congratulations. 'I think when we were younger we learned how to deal with when somebody was playing well and we couldn't talk to each other for days,' said Nicolai, 'and that helped a certain amount of really wanting to beat each other and that competitive edge we both have, and I think that's been really important. 'Then when we got older and more mature we can shake each other's hand now and say congrats when someone is playing well and be brothers as well and friends at the same time. It's been pretty cool, the ride we've been on together, and hopefully it'll be even better going forward.' In 2024, Nicolai played nine holes with Jon Rahm on Tuesday and Adam Scott on Wednesday. They planned to play with Scott again this year, calling Aussie 'a specialist" around this place. Nicolai said the last 27 holes of his Masters debut was the most important learning experience he's ever had in golf and one of the best weeks of his life. Meanwhile Rasmus said he's watched any and all footage he could find on YouTube of every Masters round since 1975. It hits different in person, though. 'The third green, how big that runoff is short of the green there shocked me a little bit,' said Rasmus. 'Tenth tee, Nicolai said to me, that's probably the tee shot that's going to shock you the most. I didn't quite know what to expect, but standing there on the 10th tee, it looks very different from what I've seen on TV.' Back home in Denmark, the brothers shared many moments at their local club pretending that the next putt was the putt to win the Masters. Now together, they'll finally get their chance.
