A place in major history awaited Nicolai Hojgaard and his brother Rasmus at Royal Troon. The Danish siblings became the first twins to make the cut at the golf’s oldest major, the highly coveted, The Open Championship. Nicolai and Rasmus teed off at last year’s Open as well, but no history was made.

They were the first twins to play at the Open in the same year. In 2023, Nicolai tied for 23rd on Sunday, and Rasmus had to pack his bag early on Friday. This year, it’s another first for the Danish twins. 

Two strokes and 22 spots separate Nicolai is 4-over, tied for 41 after the second round. However, the trouble is that on the course, fans can hardly tell who is playing better. It’s a classic case of mistaken identity. Nicolai is congratulated on Rasmus’s achievements and vice versa.

Last year, too, a hoard of kids flocked around them for autographs at Royal Liverpool. But they had no clue who was who. Here is an interesting feature to distinguish them: In his own words, Nicolai has a slightly thinner face. They often have different hairstyles, too. But fans should be forgiven if that’s not enough. 

Consider this: They both turned pro in 2019. They both lifted their first DP World Tour silverware within a week of each other: Rasmus Hojgaard won the Omega European Masters on August 29, 2021, whereas Nicolai sniffed victory at the DS Automobiles Italian Open on September 5, 2021. 

That Italian Open victory too etched their names in history as the first siblings to win back-to-back tournaments in the DP World Tour. Oddly enough, Nicolai was already receiving congratulations upon landing in Rome. He had yet to reach the driving range, but fans mistook him for his brother. Not everyone can relate to this, but the Danish twins have an American counterpart.

Nicolai Hojgaard and Rasmus will be the second pair of twins on the PGA Tour

Currently, Nicolai Hojgaard plies his trade on the PGA Tour. By the looks of it, Rasmus will join his brother soon. He is 19th in the Race to Dubai ranking, but the majority of the pack ahead of him already have their full PGA Tour card. Should that happen, they will be part of the twin group on tour. 

Pierceson and Parker Coody are America’s own twin golfers playing on the PGA Tour. They were even paired together at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. It was a little “weird”, they admitted. It has never happened in the history of the Tour, and the twins have never been grouped in junior or amateur events.

A month later, the PGA Tour witnessed another first. The Coody and Hojgaard twins paired up for the PGA Tour’s lone team event, the Zurich Classic. If Rasmus Hojgaard makes it to the PGA Tour, a few more strange records are definitely on the cards.