Danish Golf Championship 2025 Preview, Picks & Analysis

Under normal circumstances there would not be a great deal of interest in this week’s Danish Championship. But these are not normal times, with the deadline looming for Luke Donald to name his European Ryder Cup team.

Rasmus Hojgaard would have hoped to be employed elsewhere this week but failed to make it into the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings so misses out on the playoffs and takes the opportunity to return home. He is just outside the automatic qualifying places and will know that one good week could be enough to secure his place. And what better place to do it than in front of adoring home fans?

Hojgaard has at least done enough to keep his PGA Tour card but will be disappointed not to have made it to the playoffs. His season highlight was finishing second with twin brother Nicolai at the Zurich Classic. He also played all four rounds in each of the majors, with a best of tied 16th at The Open at Royal Portrush. He has made no secret of his desire to be teeing it up at Bethpage in September.

Nicolai Hojgaard missed out on the FedEx Cup playoffs by the skin of his teeth. He will be bitterly disappointed but will be looking for victory on home soil to keep himself in the Ryder Cup conversation.

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Home players Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Lucas Bjerregaard are also both in the field and will be the centre of much attention at Fureso Golf Club.

The pair will also be joined in the field by defending champion Frederic Lacroix, who won his maiden DP World Tour title at last year’s event after carding a six under par final round to win by four strokes.

Neergaard-Petersen enjoyed a stellar 2024 as he secured automatic promotion from the HotelPlanner Tour by winning three times on last year’s Road to Mallorca. He carried his form into the 2025 Race to Dubai, amassing five top 10 finishes in his rookie year, as well as earning a place on Continental Europe’s side at the Team Cup in January - a sign that Donald thought he might have a chance of making the Ryder Cup team.

Making just his second appearance in a major at the US Open, Neergaard-Petersen finished in a share of 12th at Oakmont County Club.

The 25-year-old will be a popular draw at the Danish Golf Championship after last year being named an Honorary Member of Fureso Golf Club, shortly after he broke into the World’s Top 100 for the first time. Neergaard-Petersen has been a member of the club since he was a youngster.

"I played well at the Danish Golf Challenge earlier in the year, finishing sixth, so to have another good performance on home soil at the Danish Golf Championship was a real thrill," said Neergaard-Petersen. "I’ve only had the chance to play in Denmark a few times since turning professional, but the atmosphere has always been great and you really want to play well for the home crowds.

"It’s very exciting having the chance to play in a DP World Tour event at my home course and I can’t wait to see friends and family lining the fairways to cheer me on."

In 2024, Bjerregaard rekindled the form which saw him become a two-time DP World Tour winner as he finished runner-up at Lubker Golf Resort, while Neergaard-Petersen finished inside the top 20 as he went on to end the year as the winner of the HotelPlanner Tour’s Road to Mallorca Rankings.

Bjerregaard earned a return to the DP World Tour for 2025 after also securing his playing rights through the HotelPlanner Tour, and his runner-up result on home soil last year was his best finish on Tour since 2021.

"It meant a lot to me to put in that kind of a performance in front of my home crowd," said Bjerregaard. "I had been playing well on the HotelPlanner Tour, and the result at Lübker really gave me the belief that I could finish the season strong and secure my return to the DP World Tour.

"We always receive such incredible support whenever and wherever we play in Denmark, and I know we are all looking forward to playing in front of our fans again later this year at Fureso."

Last year, at Lubker Golf Resort, Lacroix carded a six under par final round of 65 to take the title, overturning a four-stroke deficit to win by that margin. The Frenchman then ended the year in 29th position on the Race to Dubai Rankings.

"I’m really proud that the Danish Golf Championship was my first victory on the DP World Tour and I’m excited to defend my title later this year," said Lacroix. "It will be a new challenge with it being a different golf course, but it’s something that I’m looking forward to."

Once again, Marco Penge and Kristoffer Reitan will be looking to produce eye-catching performances, with both men having realistic chances of making it to Bethpage Black.

Tournament Winners:

It was won in 2015 by David Horsey, in 2016 by Thomas Pieters, in 2017 by Julian Suri, in 2018 by Matt Wallace, in 2019 and 2021 by Bernd Wiesberger, in 2022 by by Oliver Wilson, in 2023 by Rasmus Hojgaard and last year by Freddy Lacroix.

The Course:

Fureso Golf Club is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen and is a magnificent tree-lined course. It opened in 1974 and was extensively redesigned in 2015. It features large greens with lots of slopes - and plenty of well-placed bunkers. It is a par 72 measuring 7,200 yards.

Form Guide:

Rasmus Hojgaard won his home event two years ago and has done enough to keep his PGA Tour card for another season. Another win would do his Ryder Cup hopes a world of good.

Prize Money:

Total prize money is $2.75m, with 3,500 Race to Dubai points and 1,000 Ryder Cup points on offer.

How to Watch:

Thursday, August 14, Sky Sports Golf, midday; Friday, August 15, Sky Sports Golf, midday; Saturday, August 16, Sky Sports Golf, 11.30am; Sunday, August 17, Sky Sports Golf, 11am.

To Win:

Rasmus Hojgaard. Gifted Danish star

Each Way:

Nicolai Hojgaard. See above!

Each Way:

Matt Wallace. Still has Ryder Cup hopes

Five to Follow:

Rasmus Hojgaard. Has won this title before

Nicolai Hojgaard. Looking to turn around a patchy year

Matt Wallace. Can produce birdies for fun

Eugenio Chacarra. Brilliant putter

Thorbjorn Olesen. Proven winner

Five Outsiders to Watch:

Chris Wood. Looking for a way back

Ross Fisher. Still capable of turning it on

David Horsey. Seasoned veteran

Jack Senior. Has his moments

Lucas Bjerregaard. Trying to turn the clock back