Thomas Bjorn was the captain of the winning european Ryder Cup team in 2018, and Thorbjorn Olesen was with as a player, but on Thursday they were beaten by a young trio, as the Danish golfer was crowned.
A amatørtrio consisting of a 20-year-old John Andersen and the 17-year-old twins, Rasmus Højgaard and Nicolai Højgaard was Thursday presented with The Golden golf ball at an event in the House of Sports in Brøndby.
The three young men won olympic gold in holdgolf for the amateurs in October in Ireland, and it is the largest amatørpræstation in English the history, sounds from the Danish Golf Union’s director, Morten Backhausen.
– It is a big achievement. I have seen how tough the competition was. When you end up on the top stool, then you have made it great. In the correct to the right recipients of this year’s The Golden golf ball.
– the golfing world is open to you now. It would surprise me, if there is not a great career ahead of you. In brings the pride of the red and white colours, he says, in presenting the award on Thursday.
There were many suitors for the prestigious golfpris, but the young trio won with a large majority of the votes on the Sportsjournalisternes golf club general meeting.
Golf in Denmark experienced much success in 2018.
the Trio grabs the price the front nose on, among other things Thorbjørn Olesen, who won the Italian Open in June and as the only third briton in history secured a place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team.
Thursday’s winners will enter in the footsteps of the trio of Morten Orum Madsen, Joachim B. Hansen and last year’s Danish golfer in the guise of Lucas Bjerregaard, who in 2010 secured a WORLD cup medal in holdgolf for amateurs.
at this Time it was for second place, but the silver was enough for the trio in 2010 was honored with The Golden golf ball.
The Golden golf ball was first awarded by the Danish sportsjournalister in 1966, where His News received the ball.
