Jake Higginbottom (born 15 October 1993) is an Australian professional golfer. In 2012, Higginbottom won Australia's second-oldest amateur golf tournament, the

Riversdale Cup The Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia. It is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event has been played since 1896 and is organised by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria. ...

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

Amateur wins

*2010

New South Wales Amateur The New South Wales Amateur Championship is the state amateur golf championship of New South Wales, Australia. It was first played in 1898. History In early 1898 Lord Hampden, the Governor of New South Wales, presented a solid silver cup to th ...

, China Amateur Open *2011 Queensland Amateur, Keperra Bowl, Handa Junior Masters *2012

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur * Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2011 (winners) *

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

(representing Asia/Pacific): 2012 * Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 2012 * Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2010, 2011, 2012 (winners)

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