My experience with G4D – Frederik Brokfelt-Christiansen, Denmark 

From a true golfing family in Denmark, Frederik Brokfelt-Christiansen has an intense emotional bond with the game. “I got my first set of golf clubs when I was two years old, but I really started when I was nine, when I got my first membership,” he explains. Certainly, over the next 10 years the sport has been front and centre of this engaging young man’s mind. 

The 19-year-old was diagnosed with scoliosis of the spine in 2023. Through the physical and mental uncertainty he has faced in recent years, golf has offered a priceless outlet for expression and also a platform on which to excel. 

Frederik says he must be careful not to twist his spine too much when playing, and while fatigue can be encountered after a lot of movement he remains a highly positive player who enjoys pushing himself physically, while through the hours of hard work and a positive mindset he has reached a highly impressive +1.7 Handicap Index (at the time of writing). 

He admitted last year to playing a lot, 26 tournaments in 32 weeks may have been pushing it, but he is playing because he loves the game, not because he has to.  

“Golf is really important in my life, and I feel fortunate in this. I really love to play, even if this means simply setting yourself a challenge when playing on your own,” Frederik adds.

Mølleåens Golf Klub is where you will frequently find him, this picturesque and welcoming club is located in a beautiful natural area between Farum and Slangerup in North Zealand, 30km north of Copenhagen. His father, Anders, often caddies for Frederik when he can for the bigger tournaments, and they share a close team ethic, Dad certainly appears to be the 15th club in Frederik’s bag. 

After his diagnosis Frederik discovered the G4D tournaments run by EDGA; he had his assessment to be eligible for his WR4GD pass (World Ranking for Golfers with Disability), and from there he has forged ahead. 

When Frederik turns up to play golf there is a natural youthful energy about his greetings with others, his pre-round preparation, chats with friends, pre-match practise, and then he’s off to the first tee like the greyhound for the start of the race. With this youthful zip however there is also evidence of a considered approach to his game. He goes about his play with a sense of calm, especially when he sets himself ready to do what he does best, hitting excellent golf shots.   

Rich in form in 2025, Frederik burst into the top-30 of the World Ranking (Gross) after strong finishes in his early EDGA tournaments and climbed into the top-10 after a spectacular win in the EGA European Individual Championship at Bokskogens Golfklubb in Sweden in August. Here, the Dane secured a ‘wire-to-wire’ win, carding the lowest round of the tournament on Thursday with a 1-under-par 70 to take the lead, and then following up with rounds of 71 and 74 for a two-stroke victory over the field.

Subsequent wins in the Madrid Open, and in his own national championship for a third time, underline that he is not too far from the finished article as a player. 

The skill factor was much in evidence when making his debut as an 18-year-old in The G4D Open 2025 at Woburn. Rather than being fazed, Frederik demonstrated his dry sense of humour (saying he found the holes on the green were “too small” after his putting in the first round). After that first round he also talked about playing well and not thinking about the score ahead, staying in the present. “Just have fun, performance first, it’s up to the gods,” he explained.

The philosophical Frederik would actually scare the leaders around the Duchess Course at Woburn, shooting rounds of 74, 74 and 77 to finish fifth in the Championship, and winning his Sport Class ‘Standing 2’. 

Frederik has qualified once again for The G4D Open 2026 at Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. Asked about any nerves for his debut round at Woburn last year, he said then: “A little bit but taking a deep breath, and yes, it’s just another day.”

Sharing many a smile on the course, Frederik enjoys the friendships of golf but concedes the competition side is key, and he has learned that not everything in this arena always goes to plan. 

When Frederik qualified to play in the 2025 RSM European Play-offs in September, with its ‘matchplay’ format, he was full of confidence for another potential victory, this time at North Hants Golf Club near London.  

In his first round match, Frederik then had to watch in wonder as Scotland veteran Gordon Mclay, 63, a lower-leg amputee, played perhaps the best golf of the entire week. Gordon birdied the 17th and then eagled the par-4 18th by holing a stunning second shot from the light rough, winning the match with Frederik, played out in intense drama but always great spirit. 

Initially disappointed at the fates, Frederik’s response will live long in his memory as the next day he would score a stunning gross 64 in the following team competition which was ratified as a new North Hants GC course record from the silver tees.

For a young player who could have reacted very differently to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, his response was perhaps telling for his future as a golfer.  

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