Hojgaard, who is bidding to become Denmark’s first gold medallist at the Paris Olympics, will play alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Rory McIlroy in the penultimate group in Sunday’s final round.
Thorbjorn Olesen, the other Dane in the field, also enjoyed a strong day, shooting a 66 to climb the leaderboard.
Hojgaard said having Thomas Bjorn, who led Europe to a crushing Ryder Cup victory at Le Golf National as captain in 2018, helping out the Denmark team in Paris has been vital.
