Rasmus Hojgaard

Identical twin brother Nicolai has played in three Open Championships – the first after capturing the European amateur title in 2018 – but 2023 was the debut for Rasmus, who with four DP World Tour titles leads the sibling rivalry by one.

His most recent victory came on home soil at the Made in HimmerLand event last July – after a closing 64 from six back and then a marathon six-hole play-off against Spaniard Nacho Elvira.

Having been teammates in Denmark’s winning of the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy World Amateur Team Championship, the twins achieved a remarkable double in September 2021.

Seven days after Rasmus lifted the Omega European Masters for his third victory, Nicolai enjoyed his first win at the DS Automobiles Italian Open, the first time in Tour history that brothers had won in successive weeks.

After turning professional, Rasmus had to wait until only his fifth event on the main circuit to taste success.

It came at the 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and at 18 years 271 days, he was the circuit’s third youngest winner behind Matteo Manassero and Danny Lee. The following season he added the ISPS Handa UK Championship.