Twins Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard making Masters history

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Masters does have a way of bringing families together on the course — both the patrons and the golfers.

Dustin Johnson won the green jacket in 2020 with his brother Austin on the bag.

In 2014, Craig Stadler and his son Kevin became the first father-son duo to tee it up in the same tournament.

And this year, Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard are making history by becoming the first set of twins to compete in the Masters.

Nicolai Højgaard turned some heads in the 2024 Masters.

At just 23 years old in his Masters debut, he went into Masters Sunday in a tie for sixth.

“The last 27 holes was probably the most important learning experience I’ve had in golf, and to go forward as well in majors. But it was one of the best weeks I’ve ever had 27,” he said.

Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard are the first set of twins to play at the Masters.

How much of their success can each attribute to the other?

“I think growing up it was very difficult because we were very competitive. I don’t think we ed each other very much back then. We would fight a lot more than saying congratulations. I think over the years, we’ve matured quite a bit,” Rasmus said. “It’s always having someone to practice with, competing against I think is very helpful, and I think we can both say that we probably wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have each other.”

This year, he got a special exemption to play.

ing him is his twin brother, Rasmus, who qualified for his first Masters.

“It’s always having someone to practice with, competing against I think it very helpful, and I think we can both say that we probably wouldn’t be here if we didn’t have each other,” Rasmus said.

It changes the dynamic for both guys heading into the week.

Any twins will tell you they want to see each other succeed, but the competitive fire is as strong as ever.

We should know; we asked them.

Sean and Derek Fettes are twins who were attending the Masters on Tuesday.

Their thoughts:

“You don’t wanna lose to your twin brother. You wanna have the bragging rights for sure. Growing up, they were probably so competitive. You never wanna lose to your brother let alone your twin brother.”

Twins Jack and Paddy Boland also were at the Masters on Tuesday, and had this to say:

“He’s my best friend. He always will be. We have twin sisters, too, so it’s always like a competitive household. Always competition between us.”

And that competitive spirit will play out on one of golf’s biggest stages.

When asked what it would be like to see the other win the green jacket Sunday, they gave a very honest answer.

“Probably be very frustrating,” Rasmus said with a laugh. “No, I think it would be very cool. It would be very cool.”

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