Thomas Bjørn can be forgiven Danish bias. “If they were British or American, there would be a lot more excitement around them,” he said. “But that might be a good thing for them. These guys have a level of ability that you don’t always see.”
The subject matter is the 20-year-old Højgaard twins, Nicolai and Rasmus, about whom there was enthusiastic chatter long before they made impressive starts in esteemed company at the Abu Dhabi Championship. European golf, desperate for a good news tale after Ryder Cup humiliation in September, will place a lot of faith in the Højgaards. They created history last year by becoming the first brothers to win European Tour events in back-to-back weeks.
