Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard will bring added star power to the 2025 Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, taking place at The Belfry from August 21–24.
The 24-year-old Danish twins, among the brightest young talents in world golf, join a stellar field for the first event of the DP World Tour’s “Back 9,” which already features Ryder Cup Captain Luke Donald, 2022 U.S. Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick, 2016 Masters Champion Danny Willett, and American star Brandt Snedeker.
Between them, the Højgaards hold eight DP World Tour titles and both are dual members of the PGA TOUR. Nicolai’s most recent win came at the 2023 DP World Tour Championship, while Rasmus claimed the 2024 Amgen Irish Open, outlasting Major Champion Rory McIlroy.
Both are pushing for a place on Team Europe for next month’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage. Nicolai made his debut in 2023, while Rasmus, currently seventh in the points list, is aiming to secure an automatic spot.
Rasmus, who won the ISPS HANDA UK Championship at The Belfry in 2020, said:
“I’ve been consistent this year and now it’s about making that final push. Playing at home and then at The Belfry, where I’ve won before, is a great opportunity to perform and make the team.”
Nicolai added:
“My form’s improving and I’m ready for this run of events. The 2023 Ryder Cup made me hungry for more, and it would be special if both Rasmus and I make the team.”
The Betfred British Masters is one of the DP World Tour’s most storied tournaments. This year marks the 22nd event at The Belfry, which first hosted a Tour event in 1979 when Seve Ballesteros won the Lada English Golf Classic.
About the DP World Tour
The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf tour of the European Tour group.
As golf’s global tour, we showcase global talent in global destinations and use our platform to build, entertain and connect our global community.
GLOBAL TALENT: We provide pathways and a platform for the leading international talent, bringing together golfing icons, national heroes and emerging stars from around the world.
GLOBAL DESTINATIONS: We stage tournaments in iconic cities and locations around the world and each week we celebrate and showcase the rich diversity of the courses, cities and cultures we visit.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY: We build, entertain and connect communities through our commitment to innovation, creative content and having a positive social and environmental impact.
Our 2025 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 26 different countries and comprises three distinct phases: five ‘Global Swings’, the ‘Back 9’ and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’. It features five Rolex Series events – the premium category of events on the DP World Tour – and four Major Championships, all of which count towards the Race to Dubai Rankings, the Tour’s season-long competition which concludes at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
DP World, the leading provider of global smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions, has been the title partner of the DP World Tour since the start of the 2022 season, the Tour’s 50th season following its formation in 1972.
We also enjoy the support of many of the world’s leading business brands with DP World, Rolex, Aldar, BMW, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Emirates, Fortinet, Nexo and Vestas as Official Partners.
About the European Tour group
The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the HotelPlanner Tour, the Legends Tour and the G4D Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India. These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
