Identical Hojgaard twins set for The Open with Ryder Cup dream in sight | “This is heaven”

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Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard join Jamie Weir to talk The Open and a dream of playing in the Ryder Cup together.

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Thank you very much. This, in my opinion, is the greatest bench in world golf because I have a look at this backdrop and I’ve got Raasmus and Nikolai Hoygard alongside me. Nikolai doesn’t get much better than this. It doesn’t. I mean, this is uh this is heaven. Um we we talked about this. I remember back in 18 when we were here, this was the spot we were talking about as well. And you see everyone taking pictures on this bench. Yeah. Um so it’s super cool playing a practice round of RA early morning Wednesday before before kickoff tomorrow. So um enjoying it. Raz, what do you think of the course? Course is pretty good. As as Nick has said when when we were here in 18, it was uh it was such a cool experience and to come back and and see the course again is is great. It’s a I think it’s it’s going to be a good test out there. It sort of sort of has everything there. You got the small and narrow greens and you got the big greens, but also the variation in short game. So, yeah, I’m I’m looking forward to the test. Now, Podrick Harrington is hitting the opening t-shot of the 153rd Open at 6:35 tomorrow morning. At 6:36, the second shot of the open is going to hit be hit by you. So, what time is the uh what time is the alarm set for tomorrow? Uh I think right now it’s probably set for 3:30. Uh it’s been a super early one, but once we get started, it’s going to be an exciting one. I’m in a great great pairing with uh Podrick and and Tom. So, um I’m looking forward to it and it’s going to be it’s going to be special seeing Podrick off as the first. Uh when you’re coming straight off a 64 to get into the open, you must be coming in full of confidence. I do. Yeah, I got I got some confidence in the game. Uh there’s a diff it’s a different test. It requires slightly more ball control in this golf course than last week and with the wind going to switch around and the amount of the strength of the wind potentially uh in the forecast. It’s going to be a very good test, but I’m I’m I’m looking forward to it and I’m I’m ready for the challenge. Now Raz, we’ve got two golf courses in this country that we’re incredibly proud of. Royal Port Rush is obviously one of them. Royal County Down is the other. So when you’ve won an Irish Open around Royal County down, you must arrive at the other great Northern Irish links gem thinking, “Yeah, I fancy my chances here.” I don’t know about that, but it’s definitely a course I like. Um, but does that give you some confidence having won at Royal County? Yeah, it it does. It’s um, you know, we didn’t play a lot of lings golf growing up, but since we turned professional, we’ve we’ve sort of gotten into it and I’ve I’ve really enjoyed it and obviously enjoyed it very much last year. So now it’s uh we’ve always talked about that it’d be nice to take some friends on a on a golf trip to play the the link courses here in in Ireland and and Northern Ireland. Yeah. Uh look, just finally, it’s all about the open this week. But you know the question I’m going to ask immediately after the open, the next big thing on the horizon is a certain tournament in September in New York and it would be very special to have twins representing Europe in a Ryder Cup. I mean, how much is that a burning desire? It’s probably the highlight. it would be the highlight of 2025. Um, we talk about it a lot and everyone knows how much we want it, but we got to we got to play some good golf from from now on to to put ourselves in a position where we potentially can can play, but there’s a lot of golf to be played, but as there’s opportunities and sometimes all you need is an opportunity. And for us, for you in particular, I mean, we we chatted in Rome and I know how much just being there and watching him play all the golf lit a fire under you and you thought right next RDER Cup, I’m going to be there, too. And to be along there alongside your brother would be the dream. It would for sure. It was it was super cool to see it up close and see uh see how big and how how cool the team environment is. Uh we obviously know a little bit about team environment as as amateurs, but nothing compared to to that week. So yeah, it’d be it would be amazing if if it would happen. So and you both must feel like your performance in the Zurich will have obviously got you some credit in the bank. Yeah. Yeah, maybe a little bit. But there’s there’s much more to it than just that one week. Uh you got to put a lot of consistency over over a period of time to put yourself in the mix. And um but it helps when we’ve had a really good week together. But as I said, we we got to play some good goal from now on. But we are we ready for the challenge because uh just to thought of potentially play potentially get in is enough to to wake up every day and giving you all. Well, look, thanks so much for your time. Have a great week. Early to bed tonight. We’ll see you crack it on tomorrow morning. Thank you. Cheers,