Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen is a Danish professional golfer. In 2024, he won three times on the Challenge Tour and topped the rankings.
Amateur career
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.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.
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. He helped the International team win the 2022 [Arnold Palmer Cup], with a 3–1 record paired with Fred Biondi and Chiara Tamburlini.
Professional career
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.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. He secured his third win of 2024 at the Big Green Egg German Challenge, earning him a promotion to the European Tour. With a tied-second finish at the Rolex [Challenge Tour Grand Final] in November, Neergaard-Petersen claimed the season-long rankings title.
On the 2025 European Tour, Neergaard-Petersen was runner-up at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters and Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour, before securing his promotion to the 2026 PGA Tour as he birdied three of his last four holes in the final round of the DP [World Tour Championship], where he tied for 3rd behind Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy. Three weeks later in December, Neergaard-Petersen won the Crown Australian Open at Royal Melbourne for his first European Tour win, beating Cameron Smith by one shot.
Amateur wins
- 2017 Santa Maria Furesøpokalen, Danish Junior Championship
- 2018 Kronborg Masters, German International Amateur Championship
- 2019 German International Amateur Championship
- 2020 Oklahoma Stroke Play
- 2022 General Hackler Championship
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (1)
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of AustralasiaChallenge Tour wins (3)
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional [Golf Tour of India]Results in major championships
CUT = missed the halfway cut"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur- European Boys' Team Championship : 2016, 2017
- European Amateur Team Championship : 2019, 2022
- Eisenhower Trophy : 2022
- Arnold Palmer Cup : 2022
- Team Cup : 2025