Kazuki Higa (, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Japan Golf Tour, as well as topping the money list in 2022. In 2025, he won the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Professional career Higa attended Tohoku Fukushi University and turned professional in late 2017. Since turning professional, he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. 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 Asian Tour and the Korean Tour. 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 2023 European Tour.
2025: Asian Tour Order of Merit Higa won on the Asian Tour in back-to-back weeks, winning the Shinhan Donghae Open in South Korea, followed by the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taiwan. He went on to win the 2025 Asian Tour Order of Merit, becoming the first Japanese player to do so.
Amateur wins 2017 Neighbors Trophy Team Championship (individual winner), Tohoku Amateur Championship, Kanto Collegiate Championship
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Professional wins (13) Japan Golf Tour wins (8) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up11 Sep 2019RIZAP KBC Augusta−26 (66-63-67-66=262)5 strokes Rikuya Hoshino222 Aug 2021Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−20 (68-65-67-68=268)2 strokes Kunihiro Kamii317 Apr 2022Kansai Open Golf Championship−14 (65-67-68-70=270)1 stroke Rikuya Hoshino45 Jun 2022BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup−12 (69-71-65-67=272)1 stroke Tomoharu Otsuki511 Sep 2022Shinhan Donghae Open1−20 (66-63-70-65=264)2 strokes Cho Min-gyu, Tirawat Kaewsiribandit, Shin Yong-gu620 Nov 2022Dunlop Phoenix Tournament−21 (69-65-65-64=263)3 strokes Mito Pereira717 Aug 2025−30 (65-62-66-65=258)Playoff Ren Yonezawa814 Sep 2025Shinhan Donghae Open1 (2)−18 (70-67-65-68=270)1 stroke Richard T. Lee, Scott Vincent 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025 Ren YonezawaWon with eagle on second extra hole
Asian Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up111 Sep 2022Shinhan Donghae Open1−20 (66-63-70-65=264)2 strokes Cho Min-gyu, Tirawat Kaewsiribandit, Shin Yong-gu214 Sep 2025Shinhan Donghae Open1 (2)−18 (70-67-65-68=270)1 stroke Richard T. Lee, Scott Vincent321 Sep 2025Yeangder Tournament Players Championship2−17 (68-67-67-68=271)2 strokes Charles Porter, Wang Wei-hsuan, Rattanon Wannasrichan 1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up129 Jun 2018Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge−12 (66-64=130)2 strokes Yoshikazu Haku, Takahiro Hataji, Konosuke Nakazato
Asian Development Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up127 Apr 2018BTI Open1−17 (62-70-69-70=271)3 strokes Zamal Hossain216 Mar 2019UMW Championship2−22 (68-65-68-65=266)6 strokes Shintaro Kobayashi, Naoki Sekito 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 Tournament20222023202420252026Masters TournamentCUTPGA Championship76T70U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT74
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2016 Neighbors Trophy Team Championship (representing Japan): 2013, 2015, 2017 (winners)
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