| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 July 1999 Nivå, Denmark |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  Denmark |
| Career | |
| College | University of Oklahoma |
| Turned professional | 2023 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (born 3 July 1999) is a Danish professional golfer. In 2024, he won the Kolkata Challenge and UAE Challenge on the Challenge Tour. [1]
Neergaard-Petersen had a successful amateur career and won the 2017 Danish Junior Championship, and the German International Amateur Championship back-to-back in 2018 and 2019. He was runner-up at the 2017 Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, and at the 2018 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande. He lost the final of the 2020 Western Amateur to Pierceson Coody, 3 and 2, and was runner-up at the 2022 European Amateur. [2]
Representing the Danish National Team he won the 2017 European Boys' Team Championship at La Manga Club in Spain, and finished 3rd at the 2022 European Amateur Team Championship, beating England in the Bronze match at Royal St George's Golf Club. [3]
Neergaard-Petersen played college golf at Oklahoma State University 2018–2023 with the Oklahoma State Cowboys golf team, where he recorded two wins and was named All-American. [4] He helped the International team win the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup, with a 3–1 record paired with Fred Biondi and Chiara Tamburlini. [5]
Neergaard-Petersen turned professional after graduating in 2023, and joined the Challenge Tour. He also made a handful of European Tour starts where in his debut, he held the lead at the BMW International Open in Munich, ultimately finishing in a tie for 7th. [6]
In 2024, he won the Kolkata Challenge and the UAE Challenge, and was runner-up at the Challenge de España, all in the span of little over a month. [7] [8]
Source: [9]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Mar 2024 | Kolkata Challenge 1 | −16 (68-65-68-71=272) | 2 strokes |  David Horsey,  Rahil Gangjee |
| 2 | 28 Apr 2024 | UAE Challenge | −14 (65-72-70-67=274) | 1 stroke |  Wilco Nienaber |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
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