Just days ago, Rasmus Hojgaard was paddling hard to stay afloat in Ryder Cup contention, weighed down by a tough stretch of 13 weeks without a single top-20 finish. He then bounced back with a T16 finish at The Open Championship 2025. But it wasn’t enough to sneak into the top-70 FedEx Cup playoff cut line. Strangely, that worked out in his favor.

After missing out on a total $100 million in PGA Tour playoffs, Hojgaard made his way towards the 2025 Betfred British Masters, the last event where the Europeans could earn points to grab a Ryder Cup spot. And Hojgaard made full use of his chance.

Taking an early lead at The Belfry, the 24-year-old kept his cool down the stretch, firing a closing 71 (-1) for a tournament total of -7. That was enough to book his spot on Luke Donald’s European R

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