Garrick Higgo

Garrick Higgo (born 12 May 1999) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He won in just his seventh European Tour start at the 2020 Open de Portugal.

Garrick Higgo
Personal information
Born (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999
Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality South Africa
Career
CollegeUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking89 (10 January 2021)[1]
(as of 31 January 2021)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour2
Other1

Amateur career

Higgo attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2017 and 2018, turning professional during his sophomore year.[2]

Professional career

Higgo turned professional in early 2019 and won twice in his first full season on the Sunshine Tour, at the Sun City Challenge and the season-ending Tour Championship. He also recorded a runner-up finish in the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Cape Town Open during the 2019–20 season, and finished 6th on the Order of Merit.[3]

Higgo secured a place on the Challenge Tour for the 2020 season by making the cut at the European Tour Qualifying School. In September 2020, at the Open de Portugal, a dual-ranking event on the European and Challenge tours, he shot a bogey-free final round of 65 to win by one stroke, and gain a one-year exemption on the European Tour.[4]

Amateur wins
  • 2016 Curro South African Juniors International, Northern Amateur Open, Central Gauteng Open Stroke Play
  • 2017 Nomads National Order of Merit (Coastal), Cape Province Open, The Bobby Locke Open, Harry Oppenheimer Trophy

Source:[5]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Sep 2020 Open de Portugal1 −19 (68-70-66-65=269) 1 stroke Pep Anglès

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (2)
Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 7 Jun 2019 Sun City Challenge −7 (69-71-69=209) 1 stroke Ockie Strydom
2 23 Feb 2020 The Tour Championship −19 (67-70-66-66=269) 1 stroke Haydn Porteous

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Sep 2020 Open de Portugal1 −19 (68-70-66-65=269) 1 stroke Pep Anglès

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Big Easy Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 15 May 2019 Big Easy Challenge 3 −8 (66-70-72=208) 1 stroke Clinton Grobler, Martin Vorster (a)

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "Week 2 2021 Ending 10 Jan 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. "2018-19 Men's Golf Roster Garrick Higgo". University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "Double delight for Higgo as he claims Tour Championship". Sunshine Tour. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. "Open de Portugal: Garrick Higgo claims maiden European Tour win". Sky Sports. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. "Garrick Higgo". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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