Rasmus Højgaard and Benjamin Tipobet Poke went on Thursday, their first round as permanent participants of the European Tour in golf.

Both Rasmus Højgaard and Benjamin Poke got the Thursday debut as permanent participants on the European Tour in golf.

It came to pass, when it was embarked on a new season with the tournament Alfred Dunhill Championsship in south Africa.

Both the danes delivered a volatile performance in the first round.

The 18-year-old Rasmus Højgaard made five birdies and as many bogeys and ended the day on a shared 40.-space as it is so far the best dane in the tournament along with experienced Søren Kjeldsen, who also went round in pairs.

Benjamin Poke is a shared number 63 after the first round, as he went into a battle over par after two birdies, a bogey and a double bogey.

the Tournament the other danes, Thomas Bjorn and Jeff Winther, went round in respectively two and three strokes over par and is far back in the table.

the Tournament in south Africa conducted by Wil Besseling from the Netherlands, who went first round in seven strokes under par.

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