Golf is starting to see double. Identical twins from Japan, Denmark and Germany are competing

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Golf is starting to see double. Identical twins from Japan, Denmark and Germany are competing
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Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard are identical twins with nearly identical records. Now the Danish twins will be playing the PGA Tour next year. It's not unusual these days for fans to be seeing double. The Hojgaard twins are the most accomplished. The PGA Tour already had Texas twins Pierceson and Parker Coody with cards this year.

FILE - Denmarks Nicolai Hojgaard , left, and his identical twin brother Rasmus Hojgaard on the 19th green during a practice round for the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

The Hojgaard twins are the most accomplished. Nicolai made his Ryder Cup debut at Marco Simone in Italy last year. Rasmus has five European tour titles, two more than his brother. Nicolai is currently No. 55 in the world ranking, Rasmus is at No. 56 going into the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship this week.Nelly Korda clinches LPGA player of the year award

Odds are the Danish twins will be the only ones on the PGA Tour in 2025. Pierceson Coody is at No. 130 in the FedEx Cup, while Parker Coody is at No. 169 with three tournaments left. As for the Iwai twins, their record on the Japan LPGA is nearly identical, too. Both have won three times this year. Akie is No. 26 in the world, Chisato is No. 48. Both played in the U.S. Women’s Open and the Women’s British Open. Chisato tied for 19th in the U.S. Women’s Open and Akie tied for seventh at St. Andrews.Adam Scott has been loyal throughout the years to his native Australia, often playing the Australian PGA and the Australian Open, and the Australian Masters when it was going.

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