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Gary Woodlands is back at the Masters this week, fresh off his victory at the Houston Open

APRIL 7 • Associated Press

Teeing it up at Augusta National Hojgaard is listed in the field for the Masters Tournament this week.

Impact Hojgaard opted out of last week's Valero Texas Open after earning runner-up honors in Houston, but he'll return to tournament action this week at Augusta National for his third career Masters appearance. Dating back to a T27 at THE PLAYERS Championship, Hojgaard has gained a collective 10.15 strokes on approach over his past 12 rounds.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Not playing Valero Texas Open Hojgaard has withdrawn from this week's Valero Texas Open, Rob Bolton of PGATour.com reports.

Impact Hojgaard will elect to take the week off after his solo second in Houston clinched a spot at The Masters. This will be the third straight year that he tees it up at Augusta. Hojgaard is in the best form of his career having logged four top-six finishes thus far in 2026.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

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The Masters field is all but set for Augusta National

MARCH 30 • Associated Press

Gary Woodland wins the Houston Open for first PGA Tour title since brain surgery

Gary Woodland is a winner again just 30 months after brain surgery

MARCH 29 • Associated Press

Solo second at TCHO Hojgaard posted a 16-under cumulative score at the Texas Children's Houston Open to finish solo second and four strokes behind winner Gary Woodland.

Impact Hojgaard built some momentum for himself on the back nine of the first round with three-straight birdies from holes six to eight. He carried that over the next two rounds, scoring 62-63 to enter Sunday one stroke back of Woodland at the top of the leaderboard. Hojgaard got off on the wrong foot in the final round with a bogey on the first hole, and his double bogey on the par-3 seventh all but knocked him out of contention after Woodland went four-under on the front nine. Hojgaard led the field at Memorial Park in SG: Approach while ranking second in birdies made, third in driving distance, fourth in SG: Off-the-Tee and T9 in GIR. His hard work Friday and Saturday built himself enough of a cushion to come away with the runner-up finish and guarantee his spot in the top-50 of the OWGR, punching his ticket to The Masters in two weeks. Hojgaard is currently listed in the field for next week's Valero Texas Open, where he finished T28 and T74 in 2023 and 2024, respectively, in his lone two outings at the event.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Gary Woodland stays in front in Houston as he goes for 1st win since US Open

Gary Woodland is one round away from winning for the first time since brain surgery

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

T55 at Valspar Championship Hojgaard carded a one-over 72 on Sunday at the Valspar Championship to finish one-over and tied for 55th.

Impact Hojgaard ranked third among the field at Innisbrook in ball speed, which is a good sign ahead of the upcoming Texas Children's Houston Open where distance really matters. However, he also averaged 3.5 bogeys per round this past week en route to his worst finish of the season. Hojgaard drops a couple spots to No. 37 in the FedExCup standings, but he remains top-25 on Tour this year in both SG: Tee-to-Green and SG: Putting through 23 measured rounds.

MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE

PGA Tour starts the two-step Texas swing and LPGA stays west in Arizona

The PGA Tour begins its first Texas two-step leading into the Masters

MARCH 24 • Associated Press

Third in SG: Putting at THE PLAYERS Hojgaard posted a three-under 69 in the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship to finish in a five-way tie for 27th.

Impact Hojgaard saved his best round at TPC Sawgrass for last, including a birdie on the difficult par-4 18th. The fact he was able to finish in the top-30 was an achievement in of itself, given that he ranked 72nd in SG: Off-the-Tee while connecting on just 24 of 56 fairways (T71). Other parts of Hojgaard's game made up for his inaccuracy off the tee, as he ranked third in SG: Putting, fifth in scrambling and in the top-30 in SG: Approach and Around-the-Green. Hojgaard has made the cut in each of his five Tour outings this season but will have his hands full at the Valspar Championship next week. In his lone outing in 2025, Hojgaard missed the cut by two strokes after posting a five-over 76 second round that included a four-over stretch across his last six holes.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

Scottie Scheffler struggles off the tee and spends time in the rain at The Players Championship

Scottie Scheffler was more wild than usual off the tee at The Players Championship

MARCH 13 • Associated Press

T24 at Arnold Palmer Invitational Hojgaard fired a one-under 71 on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to finish two-under and tied for 24th.

Impact Hojgaard failed to break 70 throughout his week on a difficult Bay Hill setup, but he managed to convert 22 of 28 total scrambling opportunities while also gaining 1.65 strokes off the tee en route to his fourth consecutive top-25 result of the 2026 PGA Tour season. He resides 33rd in the early FedExCup standings ahead of his third career PLAYERS Championship appearance.

MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE

Improves over weekend Hojgaard recorded an 11-under cumulative score at the Cognizant Classic to finish tied with William Mouw and Keith Mitchell for sixth.

Impact Hojgaard went even par over the first two rounds to barely make the cut. He was much better over the weekend, ending Saturday with a five-under 66 before surging into the top-10 of the leaderboard Sunday after posting a six-under 65, which included three consecutive birdies from holes two to four. Hojgaard ranked T5 in the field in birdies made, ninth in driving distance, 11th in SG: Approach-to-Green and T20 in driving accuracy. He has opened the 2026 Tour season with finishes of T22-T3-T6 and sits 27th in the FedExCup Standings. Hojgaard is in the field for next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he's failed to make the cut in two previous outings.

MARCH 2 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 25 • SI.COM

Nearly overcomes triple-bogey Hojgaard shot a three-under 68 in the final round of the WM Phoenix Open to finish in a share of third place.

Impact It was certainly not the start you hope for coming into Sunday in the final group as Hojgaard made a triple-bogey on the par-4 2nd hole. To his credit he got right back to even-par for the round with birdies on three of the next four holes. Hojgaard then clawed even further forward with an eagle at the par-5 13th and a birdie at the par-4 17th. He ultimately would come up just one shot shy of joining a playoff between Chris Gotterup and Hideki Matsuyama. Hojgaard showed a lot of game this week ranking third in SG: Off-the-Tee and first in scrambling. The Dane is a three-time winner on the DP World Tour and it wouldn't surprise anyone if he picked up his first PGA Tour win in the near future.

FEBRUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Matsuyama shoots 68 to take 1-shot lead at Phoenix Open with top-ranked Scheffler lurking

Hideki Matsuyama shot a 3-under 68 despite some missed opportunities down the stretch to take a one-shot lead in the third round of the Phoenix Open

FEBRUARY 8 • Associated Press

Third in GIR at Farmers Hojgaard fired a three-under 69 on Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open to finish 10-under and tied for 22nd.

Impact Hojgaard's final round at Torrey Pines was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 ninth to ultimately play hole Nos. 5-9 in a collective five-under-par. Momentum halted after making the turn, but he still finished the week ranked third among the field in GIR percentage and fifth in putting from inside 10 feet. Hojgaard will tee it up again this week at TPC Scottsdale for his second career WM Phoenix Open appearance, having tied for 36th in his debut here last year.

FEBRUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Share of fourth in Dubai Hojgaard fired a two-under 70 during the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic to finish tied with Francesco Molinari and Jayden Schaper for fourth.

Impact Hojgaard's best day came in the second round, when he carded five birdies on the back nine en route to a bogey-free, five-under 67 score. He finished third in the field in SG: Off the Tee and in the top-10 in total bogeys, par-5 scoring and SG: Putting. Despite playing in just two DP World Tour tournaments this season, Hojgaard sits 15th in the Race to Dubai Rankings with 354.78 points. He is in the field for the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour next week.

JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Rory McIlroy shares lead in Dubai and closes in on a 4th straight European title

Rory McIlroy is closing in on a fourth straight Race to Dubai title

NOVEMBER 15, 2025 • Associated Press

Nicolai Højgaard leads DP World Tour Championship with Rory McIlroy among Ryder Cup stars in pursuit - PGA TOUR DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nicolai Højgaard moved into position to win the season-ending DP World Tour Championship for a second tim...

NOVEMBER 14, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Hojgaard leads World Tour Championship with McIlroy among Ryder Cup stars in pursuit

Nicolai Hojgaard has moved into position to win the season-ending World Tour Championship for a second time by taking a three-stroke lead after the second round in Dubai

NOVEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Bid to join playoff falls short Hojgaard shot a five-under 67 in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship to finish in a share of third place.

Impact Hojgaard pulled off one of the best shots of the week on the 72nd hole. Needing an eagle to have any chance of a playoff, the Dane put his approach from over 280 yards away to within 20 feet. The putt was perfect speed, but just left an inch out on the high side. Hojgaard would have to ultimately settle for a share of third with Rory McIlroy. Hojgaard has now won in 2025, but now has his fourth top-4 finish of the year across both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. He will look to close things out strong next week at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai where he has finished T4 and 1st on two previous occasions.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Aaron Rai leads by one over Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Højgaard heading into final round in Abu Dhabi - PGA TOUR ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Aaron Rai will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship as he seeks...

NOVEMBER 8, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Rai leads by one shot from Hojgaard and Fleetwood heading into final round in Abu Dhabi

Aaron Rai will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship as he seeks a first title on the European tour in five years

NOVEMBER 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Rai makes albatross and is tied for lead with Fleetwood in Abu Dhabi

Aaron Rai has holed out from 214 yards for an albatross in his 8-under 64 that leaves him tied for the lead with fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood after the second round of the Abu...

NOVEMBER 7, 2025 • Associated Press

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