Jake Higginbottom

Jake Higginbottom (born 15 October 1993) is an Australian professional golfer.

Jake Higginbottom
Personal information
Born	(1993-10-15) 15 October 1993 (age 31)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Charlestown, Australia
Career
Turned professional	2012
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	OneAsia Tour eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Other	1

In 2012, Higginbottom won Australia's second-oldest amateur golf tournament, the Riversdale Cup.^[1]

On 25 November 2012, Higginbottom became the first amateur in more than half a century to win the BMW New Zealand Open.^[2] He turned professional two days later.^[3]

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	25 Nov 2012	BMW New Zealand Open (as an amateur)	−7 (72-70-72-67=281)	1 stroke	Jason Norris, Peter Wilson

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	18 Jul 2014	Cabarrus 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)