Rasmus Højgaard, hoping to solidify Ryder bid, leads in Denmark

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Rasmus Højgaard delighted the home fans and boosted his Ryder Cup push by opening up a two-shot lead at the Danish Golf Championship on Friday.

Højgaard added a 7-under 64 to his opening 66 at Fureso Golf Club to take the lead at the halfway mark of his home tournament.

The 24-year-old Dane is currently eighth on Team Europe's Ryder Cup points list, just outside the automatic top six spots, with Luke Donald making six captain picks after the Betfred British Masters on Aug. 24.

"You feed off each other a little bit," Højgaard said of the Danish fans. "I was obviously feeling good out there. Trying to make as many birdies as possible, and with them cheering me on, I just…