Kazuki Higa (, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He has won six times on the

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, as well as topping the money list in 2022.

Professional career

Higa attended Tohoku Fukushi University and turned professional in late 2017. Since turning professional, he has played primarily on the

. His first win was at the 2019 RIZAP KBC Augusta. He won again in 2021 at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup.

2022: Four wins and money list title

Higa started off the season by winning the Kansai Open Golf Championship in April. He also won the BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup in June. In September, Higa won the Shinhan Donghae Open, an event also sanctioned by the

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and the

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. He shot a final-round 65 to win by two shots. He claimed his fourth victory of the season at the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in November. He shot a final round 64 to win by three shots ahead of Mito Pereira. Higa ended the 2022 season as the Japan Golf Tour money list winner and earned status to play on the

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Amateur wins

*2017 Neighbors Trophy Team Championship (individual winner), Tohoku Amateur Championship, Kanto Collegiate Championship Source:

Professional wins (10)

Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

and the

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2018 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.''

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
²Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Other wins (1)

*2018 Kyusyu Open

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Japan):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

*Neighbors Trophy Team Championship (representing Japan): 2013, 2015, 2017 (winners)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Higa, Kazuki Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Summer World University Games medalists in golf Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Golfers from Okinawa Prefecture 1995 births Living people FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan