Garrick Higgo (born 12 May 1999) is a South African

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who currently plays on the

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and the

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. He has won three times on the European Tour, winning the 2020

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and the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open as well as the Canary Islands Championship in 2021. Higgo won his first

title in his second start, at the Palmetto Championship. He became a two-time winner on the PGA Tour in

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when he won the Corales Puntacana Championship in the

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Amateur career

Higgo attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2017 and 2018, turning professional during his

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year.

Professional career

Higgo turned professional in early 2019 and won twice in his first full season on the

, at the Sun City Challenge and the season-ending

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. He also recorded a runner-up finish in the

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co-sanctioned Cape Town Open during the 2019–20 season and finished 6th on the Order of Merit. Higgo secured a place on the Challenge Tour for the 2020 season by making the cut at the

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. In September 2020, at the

, 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

. In April 2021, Higgo secured his second European Tour victory at the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open. He won the event with an aggregate score of 255, beating Andy Sullivan's record of 257 previously set in 2020. Two weeks later, Higgo won again in the Canary Islands, at the Canary Islands Championship; a final score of 257 (27 under par) saw him win by six shots ahead of Maverick Antcliff. In June 2021, Higgo won the PGA Tour's Palmetto Championship in South Carolina by one stroke. With the win, Higgo won more than $1,300,000 and secured

membership through the end of the 2023 season.

Personal life

Higgo was born on 12 May 1999 in

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, to Susan and Michael Higgo. He started playing golf socially with his father at a very young age and developed an early passion for the game. In 2008, when Higgo was aged 9, his father died in a car crash. Higgo attended

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in the town of Stellenbosch. He has been mentored by South African golfer,

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throughout his career and often meets with Player to discuss course and play strategies. Higgo lives in the town of

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in the

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province of

. Higgo has two siblings, Calista and Michael.

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:

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (2)

European Tour wins (3)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
WD = withdrew
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur * Junior Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2017

References

External links

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