Rasmus Hojgaard has claimed the sixth and final automatic qualifying place on Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team.
Ahead of the Betfred British Masters, the Dane stood only eighth in the European Ryder Cup rankings, with Shane Lowry 14 points ahead of him in the all-important sixth place and Sepp Straka in seventh.
However, Straka’s chances of leapfrogging Lowry had already gone, while Lowry was powerless to prevent Hojgaard taking his place with a strong performance in this week’s DP World Tour event.
That’s because the Tour Championship, which both Lowry and Straka are playing in this week, doesn’t offer Ryder Cup ranking points, whereas the Betfred British Masters did.
As a result, Hojgaard would have been fully aware of what was required ahead of the tournament, which was the last to offer points, needing no worse than a two-way tie for 29th to book his place at the Bethpage Black match.
He began the final round well set at The Belfry in T14, and a one under 71 on Sunday ensured he met the minimum requirement with room to spare, eventually placing T13.
That earns him 24.150 Ryder Cup ranking points and in the final qualifying spot, joining Rory McIlroy, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and Tyrrell Hatton, who had already qualified.
It didn’t take long for Donald to congratulate Hojgaard, calling him at the course and saying: “Welcome to Team Europe!” before adding: “I’m very, very excited to have you on the team.”
Our Captain, the first to congratulate Rasmus on making Team Europe 🥹💙 pic.twitter.com/wxBHo8os8rAugust 24, 2025
Afterwards, Hojgaard, who will be making his Ryder Cup debut, admitted the achievement had yet to sink in, saying: “Yeah, I don’t know what to feel right now. I’ve been so stressed out on the course today.
“Yeah, I was telling Tom, my caddie out there, I don’t know how I’m going to be able to do this. You know, I managed to make a good four in the end there. So yeah, I’m over the moon right now.”
To rub salt into Lowry’s wounds, Hojgaard only had the chance to compete in the Betfred British Masters because, unlike the Irishman, he didn’t do enough to reach the FedEx Cup Playoffs, which conclude with the Tour Championship.
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