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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.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Meet the Danish twins making history at the 2025 Masters
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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.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Meet the Danish twins making history at the 2025 Masters
Continue reading...
