Will Rasmus Hojgaard join brother Nicolai on PGA Tour in 2025? Irish Open champion’s eligibility explored

Rasmus Hojgaard is the twin brother of PGA Tour golfer Nicolai Hojgaard and there's a possibility he will join the latter to play on the PGA Tour next year. The top 10 of the Race to Dubai rankings by the end of the year earn full status to the PGA Tour. Nicolai currently is part of the PGA Tour and is ranked 49th in the world.

Rasmus is in first position in the rankings. He'll earn his ticket to the PGA Tour if he continues to maintain his position, or remains inside the top ten in the Race to Dubai rankings through the eight remaining events on the DP World Tour.

His recent win at the Amgen Irish Open helped him to reach the first position on the Race to Dubai rankings. In the event held at Royal County Down, he beat Rory McIlroy by one shot. Over the course of four rounds, Hojgaard scored 71, 68, 71, and 65, which brought his total to 9-under 275 by the end of the event.

Rasmus Hojgaard shared after his win, that his biggest goal of the year was making it to the PGA Tour.

The Dane said (via PGATour.com),

“It's [joining the PGA Tour] been my biggest goal for this season. Last year was a bit of a—that was hard. But yeah, it made me more motivated to get it this year.”

Besides Hojgaard, the other top ten golfers on the Race to Dubai list are Thriston Lawrence (2), Jesper Svensson (3), Sebastian Soderberg (4), Niklas Norgaard (5), Matteo Manassero (6), Rikuya Hoshino (7), Romain Langasque (8), Guido Migliozzi (9) and Frederic LaCroix (10).

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How has Rasmus Hojgaard’s year on the DP World Tour been so far?

Rasmus Hojgaard had six top-ten finishes on the DP World Tour, including a triumph at the Amgen Irish Open and a T3 at the Betfred British Masters.

He missed the cutline at the European Open and withdrew from the Hero Indian Open. Here's a detailed chart of his performances on the DP World Tour.

2024 DP World Tour tournaments

• Dubai Invitational: T11 (10-under 274; 68, 68, 67, and 71)
• Hero Dubai Desert Classic: T11 (8-under 280; 67, 70, 70, and 73)
• Ras al Khaimah Championship: T2 (21-under 267; 66, 64, 68, and 69)
• Bahrain Championship: T8 (7-under 281; 67, 73, 72, and 69)
• Commercial Bank Qatar Masters: T6 ( 9-under 279; 73, 66, 67, and 73)
• Porsche Singapore Classic: T29 ( 8-under 280; 67, 70, 76, and 67)
• Hero Indian Open: Withdrew (7-over 79; 79)
• European Open: Missed cutline (2-over 148; 80, and 68)
• Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed: T20 (10-under 278; 73, 67, 68, and 70)
• KLM Open: T4 (10-under 274; 70, 65, 69, and 70)
• Danish Golf Championship: T53 (even-par 284; 65, 72, 77, and 70)
• Betfred British Masters: T3 (12-under 276; 73, 67, 71, and 65)
• Omega European Masters: T17 (4-under 276; 67, 67, 72, and 70)
• Amgen Irish Open: T1 (9-under 275; 71, 68, 71, and 65)
• Genesis Scottish Open: T21 ( 11-under 269; 68, 63, 70, and 68)
• US PGA Championship: T68 (2-under 282; 68, 72, 73, and 69)
• Open Championship: T60 (11-over 295; 74, 72, 74, and 75)