Teenager Rasmus Hojgaard Makes History In Mauritius

Rasmus became the third-youngest player in history to win on the European Tour at the Mauritius Open (Getty Images)

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published 9 December 2019

The Young Dane won the first European Tour title of his career recently.

Teenager Rasmus Hojgaard Makes History In Mauritius

He also made history in several other ways too. Born in 2001, he became the first winner on the PGA or European Tours born in the 2000s and he also became the fastest first time winner on the European Tour from Denmark. He won in just his fifth start as opposed to Thomas Bjorn who won in his 24th.

"This is a dream come true," he said. "It's amazing. To be on the European Tour so early is a dream come true and to be a winner now, it's incredible. I can't put it into words. I'm looking forward to the next challenge.

"I just tried to be patient and set up as many birdie chances as possible and see if I could hole putts.

"I had nothing to lose in this position (the play-off), it was just a driver all day. I hit three good approach shots into 18 and got it done on the third hole."

AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Leaderboard

1. Rasmus Hojgaard -19

2. Renato Paratore -19

2. Antoine Rozner -19

4. Louis De Jager -18

4. Thomas Detry -18

4. Grant Forrest -18

4. Benjamin Hebert -18

8. Robin Sciot-Siegrist -17

9. Oliver Bekker -16

9. Julien Guerrier -16

9. Sihwan Kim -16

9. Connor Syme -16

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