Rasmus Højgaard secured the remaining automatic qualification place in Europe's Ryder Cup team by finishing in a tie for 13th at the British Masters, which was won by Alex Norén on Sunday. Højgaard needed to finish in a two-way tie for 29th or better in the tournament at The Belfry to earn enough points to overtake Shane Lowry,

The 30-year-old Englishman carded four birdies and two bogeys, while a brilliant eagle at the 15th left him 12 under after three rounds.

Rasmus Hojgaard shot a 3-under 69 in the first round of the Betfred British Masters on Thursday as the Danish golfer started his bid to clinch an automatic place on Europe’s team for the Ryder Cup.