Team Denmark| 2021
Team Denmark: Women
Team Denmark: Men
Cecilie Finne-Ipsen
Player Intro
Age: 23 Hometown: Ballerup, Denmark
College/University: UNC Charlotte/Florida State University
Getting to Know Cecilie:
Career low score is 7-under 65 at Bokskogens Golfklubb in Sweden… Has one career hole-in-one, playing with the Danish National Team… Loves representing her country in a team environment.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 264 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned one win and seven top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished 33rd at 2021 European Ladies Amateur Championship
- Participant in 2021 European Ladies Team Championship
- Finished 17th at the 2021 Conference USA Championships
- Made the Round of 32 at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur
- Won Danish National Amateur in 2019
- Named All-Conference USA as a freshman (2019)
Alexander Frances
Player Intro
Age: 24 Hometown: Stege, Denmark
College/University: University of Houston
Getting to Know Alexander:
Best memory in golf was watching the European Team win the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in 2010… Began playing golf young as his father was a PGA Professional…Competed in his first tournament at age 7… Career low score is an 80-under 63 at the 2021 European Amateur… Has six career holes-in-one, including one on No. 3 at Whispering Pines… Enjoys playing other sports with his friends in his free time… Considers his dad the greatest influence on his game… Favorite food is English breakfast sausages… Favorite movie is Me, Myself and Irene…. Favorite place he’s visited is the Maldives.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 422 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned six top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Finished 28th at 2021 NCAA Kingston Springs Regional
- Played in 2020 U.S. Amateur and 2019 European Amateur Team Championship
- 2021 All American Athletic Conference
- 2021 and 2020 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
- Four-time All-Conference Academic Team
- Won Danish Junior Championship in 2013 and Danish Stroke Play Championship in 2019
Natacha Host Husted
Player Intro
Age: 20 Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
College/University: Ole Miss
Getting to Know Natacha:
Most memorable golf experience was winning the European Team Championship in 2019… Career low score is a 11-under 61 at Asserbo Golf Club… Always uses the same divot repair tool and Mickey Mouse ball marker when she plays… Enjoys hanging out with friends, watching Netflix and podcasts in her free time… Considers her coach Nicki Hansen the greatest influence on her game… Favorite musician is Ed Sheeran or Dermot Kennedy… Favorite food is Danish food… Favorite movie is Forrest Gump… Favorite place she’s visited is Hong Kong.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 332 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned two wins and 14 top-10 finishes over the past two years
- Participant for Denmark at 2021 European Ladies Team Championship
- Participant in 2019 Spirit International
- Won 2019 European Girls Team Championship with the Danish National Team
- Finished 23rd at 2019 World Junior Girls Championship
- Placed ninth at 2019 R&A Girls Amateur Championship
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Player Intro
Age: 22 Hometown: Niva, Denmark
College/University: Oklahoma State University
Getting to Know Rasmus:
Career low score is a 61… Has posted three career holes-in-one… Enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends in his free time… Favorite musicians are Ian Dior, Kid Laroi and Machine Gun Kelly… Favorite food is pizza… Favorite place he’s visited is Hawaii.
Player Bio
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
- Ranked No. 109 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Earned two wins and five top-10 finishes in the past two years
- Qualified for U.S. Amateur Championship in 2020 and 2019
- Named GCAA All-America Scholar in 2021
- Earned All-Big 12 Academic Honors in 2021 and 2020
- Won back-to-back German International Amateur Championships in 2018-2019