Harry Higgs

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Harry Higgs
Golfer Harry Higgs.jpg
Personal information
NicknameBig Rig [1]
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991 (age 32)
Camden, New Jersey
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas
Career
College Southern Methodist University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 91 (September 13, 2020) [2]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T14: 2022
PGA Championship T4: 2021
U.S. Open CUT: 2024
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Order of Merit winner 		2018

Harry Higgs (born December 4, 1991) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Early life

Higgs was born in Camden, New Jersey on December 4, 1991. He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas. His parents are Mike and Denise Higgs.[ citation needed ]

Amateur career

He played his high school golf at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kansas and his college golf for the SMU Mustangs. [3]

Professional career

Higgs played on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015 and 2018. He won the Diners Club Peru Open in 2018 and led the Order of Merit, securing a tour card on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour. [4]

Higgs won the Price Cutter Charity Championship on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour. [5] This led him to a 5th-place finish in the regular season standings, [6] which earned him his tour card for the 2019–20 PGA Tour season. [7] He finished second at the Bermuda Championship in November 2019. He also finished second at the 2020 Safeway Open.

In May 2021, Higgs played in his first major tournament, the 2021 PGA Championship at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort. He shot a bogey-free round on the final day to finish tied for fourth. This finish got him into the field for the 2022 Masters Tournament. [8]

Personal life

Higgs' younger brother, Alex, used to be a professional golfer but is now a caddie. Both played college golf at Southern Methodist University. Alex caddied for Harry when Harry was a senior at SMU. [9]

Professional wins (4)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 28, 2019 Price Cutter Charity Championship −22 (66-68-65-67=266)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Svoboda, Flag of the United States.svg Steve Wheatcroft
2May 19, 2024 AdventHealth Championship −19 (71-67-65-66=269)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Gore
3May 26, 2024 Visit Knoxville Open −19 (64-65-67-65=261)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Capan III

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2024 AdventHealth Championship Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Gore Won with birdie on first extra hole
22024 Visit Knoxville Open Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Capan III Won with eagle on second extra hole

PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Oct 21, 2018 Diners Club Peru Open −19 (67-69-65-68=269)2 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Mario Beltrán, Flag of the United States.svg David Denlinger

Results in major championships

Tournament2021202220232024
Masters Tournament T14
PGA Championship T4CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20212022
The Players Championship T29CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Coffin, Jay (May 26, 2024). "Harry Higgs wins with eagle, becomes first to win consecutive Korn Ferry Tour events via playoffs". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Week 37 2020 Ending 13 Sep 2020" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Smith, Tom (August 14, 2019). "Blue Valley North grad Higgs earns PGA Tour card, eyes even loftier goals ahead". The Kansas City Star.
  4. ↑ Wacker, Brian (December 3, 2018). "There isn't much glamour on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica. But there is plenty of hope". Golf Digest.
  5. ↑ Vereen, Matt; Lucy, Dan (July 28, 2019). "Higgs conquers Price Cutter for 1st tour victory". OzarksFirst.com.
  6. ↑ Kazlowski, Mark (August 14, 2019). "Local links: Former Highland Park, Texas golfer Scottie Scheffler earns PGA Tour card". The Dallas Morning News.
  7. ↑ Hattersley, Andrew (September 5, 2019). "Higgs' steady climb continues with PGA Tour debut on horizon". 24-7 Sports.
  8. ↑ Schrieber, Max (May 23, 2021). "With top-4 finish at PGA Championship, Harry Higgs plays way into Masters". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Harry Higgs". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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