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Nicolai Højgaard
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Nicolai Højgaard

The Danish professional joins his twin brother Rasmus in the 2024 Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Since turning professional in 2019, Højgaard has already won three times on the DP World Tour including the 2023 DP World Tour Championship.

He was also a member of the victorious 2023 European Ryder Cup team.

Nicolai and his brother Rasmus made DP World Tour history in 2021 as they became the first brothers to win in back-to-back weeks on the Tour.

He returns to Sun City having finished runner-up in the 2023 Nedbank Golf Challenge.

The Danish star will also tee it up in “Africa’s Major” having achieved his best finish in the Majors this year when he ended tied 16th in The Masters. This was also his first appearance in the Major at Augusta National Golf Club.

This year, while representing Denmark at the Olympic Games, he tied his brother Rasmus’s course record of 62 at Le Golf National.