Jake Higginbottom

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Jake Higginbottom
Personal information
Born (1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 29)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Charlestown, Australia
Career
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) OneAsia Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other1

Jake Higginbottom (born 15 October 1993) is an Australian professional golfer.

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In 2012, Higginbottom won Australia's second-oldest amateur golf tournament, the Riversdale Cup. [1]

On 25 November 2012, Higginbottom became the first amateur in more than half a century to win the BMW New Zealand Open. [2] He turned professional two days later. [3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
125 Nov 2012 BMW New Zealand Open
(as an amateur)		−7 (72-70-72-67=281)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Norris, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wilson

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
118 Jul 2014 Cabarrus Classic−17 (71-63-65=199)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Hutchins

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Teen takes title at Mount Waverley Golf Club". Waverley Leader. Waverley, Australia. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jake Higginbottom wins New Zealand Open, first amateur to do so since 1956". PGA of America. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jake Higginbottom speeds up his plan to turn pro after New Zealand win". PGA of America. Associated Press. Retrieved 7 December 2012.


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