Family Fortunes
In the last 20 years or so, Denmark has produced several players who have graced golf’s very biggest stages. Thomas Bjorn has had 15 European Tour wins and played in three Ryder Cups; Thorbjorn Olesen’s Ryder Cup debut in Paris last year culminated in the demolition of Jordan Spieth; and Lucas Bjerregaard has become a firm fixture in the world’s top 50.
Sorens Kjeldsen and Hansen have multiple European Tour wins to their names as does Anders Hansen, who famously beat Justin Rose in a play-off to win the 2007 BMW PGA Championship. In short, the country has now established a very firm footing in the world of top-level golf.
This is why there is considerable excitement surrounding the next generation of Danish talent – Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, identical 18-year-old twins with big golf games. In September 2018, the pair teamed up with John Axelsen to finally etch Denmark’s name
