Nicolai Højgaard, a professional golfer from Denmark who competes on both the PGA and European Tours, was born on March 12, 2001. His career's high points have included winning the Eisenhower Trophy and the European amateur championship with the Danish team in 2018.
Højgaard turned to the professional circuit in 2019 and began participating in Challenge Tour and Nordic Golf League events. Remarkably, he finished one stroke behind Sergio García as the runner-up in the September KLM Open, a European Tour tournament.
Højgaard earned his first European Tour win at the DS Automobiles Italian Open in September 2021, leading by one stroke over Adrian Meronk and Tommy Fleetwood. The previous week, his twin brother Rasmus had emerged victorious from the Omega European Masters, making history as the first brothers to win consecutive weeks on the European Tour.
He continued to have success and won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in February 2022, his second European Tour victory. He defeated Jordan Smith by a margin of four strokes with a score of 264, under 24.
In November 2023, he won the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. He shot a 64 in the final round to win by two shots and claim his first Rolex Series victory, with a score of 267, under 21, defeating Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Wallace and Viktor Hovland.
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Nicolai Højgaard’s Caddie
Nicolai Højgaard’s caddie is Christian Christensen as of April 2024.
The first time Højgaard's team saw Christensen was during the Hero Cup in the second week of January 2023. The then-22-year-old finished as the equal highest scorer with 3.5 points from four matches.
Since then, Christensen has consistently played for Højgaard. He finished in the top ten in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and tied for fifth in the Italian Open, which he won in 2021 at the Rome course.
Previously, Højgaard was accompanied by caddie Lee Warne, who had worked as a greenkeeper at the BMW PGA Championship in Wentworth before being Alex Noren's looper.
Warne put his Wentworth knowledge to good use in 2017, assisting Noren in setting a new final round course record of 62 on his way to winning the tournament. The Italian Open champion of 2021, Caddie Christian Baeck, was Højgaard's looper before Warne.
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Nicolai Højgaard's caddie FAQs
A. Nicolai Højgaard's caddie is Christian Christensen as of April 2024.
A. Nicolai Højgaard turned professional in 2019.
A. Højgaard's win marked his first European Tour victory, leading by one stroke over Adrian Meronk and Tommy Fleetwood.
A. Nicolai Højgaard was previously caddied by Lee Warne, who previously worked as a greenkeeper at the BMW PGA Championship and was Alex Noren's caddie.
A. Nicolai Højgaard has won four amateur wins, including the 2016 Hovborg Kro Open, the 2017 DGU Elite Tour I Herrer, the 2018 Hovborg Kro Open and the 2018 European Amateur.
A. Højgaard's twin brother Rasmus is a professional golfer and was also part of the Danish team that won the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy.
