Kristoffer Reitan of Norway and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen of Denmark will be PGA Tour rookies next year having earned cards by being among the leading 10 players on the European tour not already exempt.

They already have one edge over the other rookies. They’re in the Masters.

Both earned their spot in the growing field at Augusta National by winning last week. Neergaard-Petersen had an amazing par save on the 18th hole to win the Australian Open, which this year awarded a spot in the Masters.

“As soon as I watched that tournament, it was the first event that I was like, ‘If I one day be a professional golfer, that’s the event I want to play.’ So it’s a dream come true and I can’t wait for April,” said Neergaard-Petersen, who played his college golf at Oklahoma State.

Reitan, who won t

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