Nicolai Højgaard is hoping to make use of this week’s DP World Tour occasion in his native Denmark as a lift to his Ryder Cup hopes for Crew Europe.
He definitely received some consideration together with his play Thursday.
Højgaard remarkably carded two eagles in a three-hole span — each on hole-outs — within the opening spherical of the Danish Golf Championship en path to a 3-under 68.
The primary eagle, on the par-4 twelfth, got here from 112 yards out. Højgaard landed his method from the golf green effectively previous the opening, then watched it spin again and in. As the gang roared, he threw his membership into the air and high-fived his caddie earlier than strolling towards the opening.
NICOLAI HØJGAARD HOLES OUT FOR EAGLE 🚨🦅#DanishGolf pic.twitter.com/HzF9GZQCsK
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 14, 2025
However he wasn’t performed.
Two holes later, on the par-4 14th, Højgaard watched his method from the golf green take a bounce on the inexperienced after which rapidly disappear into the opening for one more eagle-2.
HE’S DONE IT AGAIN!!!!! 🤯
Nicolai Højgaard holes out for eagle twice in three holes.#DanishGolf pic.twitter.com/QCTJjTi4bi
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 14, 2025
“It was fairly particular,” he stated after the spherical. “I sort of wanted a little bit momentum to begin the system on the market. Felt like on 11, I made a extremely good 4 and gave myself a little bit fist pump. I felt like that was necessary to enter the subsequent stretch of holes. … It was fairly cool to see that.”
Højgaard lauded the applause from the galleries for every eagle.
“It was particular,” he stated. “It was cool to see them go nuts. I do not know the right way to react once you do stuff like that.”
Højgaard entered the week twenty sixth within the Ryder Cup standings for Europe. He was a part of the workforce that beat the U.S. in Italy in 2023.
