Jake Higginbottom (born 15 October 1993) is an Australian professional golfer.
Career In 2012, Higginbottom won Australia's second-oldest amateur golf tournament, the Riversdale Cup.
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, China Amateur Open 2011 Queensland Amateur, Keperra Bowl, Handa Junior Masters 2012 Riversdale Cup
Professional wins (2) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up125 Nov 2012BMW New Zealand Open(as an amateur)−7 (72-70-72-67=281)1 stroke Jason Norris, Peter Wilson
eGolf Professional Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up118 Jul 2014Cabarrus Classic−17 (71-63-65=199)1 stroke Jesse Hutchins
Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2011 (winners) Bonallack Trophy (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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