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Class
Senior
Hometown
Shelley,
Idaho
Roster Years
2009-2010 | 2012-2016
Personal
- Parents are Jerry and Amy Higham
- Father, Jerry, played golf at Idaho State and mother, Amy, played basketball at the College of Southern Idaho
- Brothers Wilson and Keifer both played golf at Utah State
- Was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and a two-time letterwinner in basketball at Shelley High School
- Named second-team all-conference in basketball while helping his team win the state title in 2009
- Graduated in the top 10 academically in his high school class
- Majoring in Public Relations with a Business minor
- Enjoys boating, ping pong and music
- Also recruited by Michigan, Washington, Harvard and New Mexico.
Before BYU
- Earned tournament titles at the 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier in Boise, Idaho, 2006 Idaho Golf Association State tournament, 2007 Junior World qualifier in Boise, Idaho, 2008 Idaho Falls Match Play event and 2009 Preston Amateur
- On the regional level, won the 2007 John Dropping Invitational and the 2007 Rocky Mountain Junior PGA event in Twin Falls, Idaho
- Placed second at the 2008 PNGA Junior Amateur in Burley, Idaho
- Finished 21st at the 2007 Junior PGA Championship
- 2007 AJGA Scholastic All-American
- 2006 and 2007 Junior America's Cup Team Member
- 2006 and 2007 Junior Hogan Cup Team Member
- Three-time individual state golf champion while at Shelley High School
- Helped his team win the Idaho State Championship all four years.
Stats
2015-16 - Senior
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
Husky Invitational | 81 | 73 | 74 | 228 | +15 | T47/68 |
Alister MacKenzie Invtl. | 71 | 68 | 71 | 210 | -3 | T30/80 |
Pacific Invitational | 81 | 74 | 80 | 235 | +22 | T76/88 |
*PING Cougar Classic | 68 | 71 | 74 | 213 | -3 | T11/60 |
* Competed as an individual
2014-15 - Junior
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
Husky Invitational | 74 | 76 | 81 | 232 | +15 | T55/75 |
William H. Tucker Invitational | 75 | 77 | 81 | 233 | +17 | T67/92 |
Alister MacKenzie Invitational | 67 | 75 | 75 | 217 | +4 | T30/80 |
Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational | 74 | 75 | 79 | 228 | +15 | T56/64 |
Arizona Intercollegiate | 76 | 74 | 69 | 219 | +6 | T34/88 |
John H. Burns Intercollegiate | 73 | 75 | 74 | 222 | +6 | T27/93 |
Jones Invitational | 73 | 77 | 74 | 222 | +6 | T27/79 |
Lamkin San Diego Classic | 74 | 76 | 77 | 227 | +11 | T47/87 |
Desert Shootout | 72 | 76 | 72 | 220 | +4 | T51/85 |
The Goodwin | 69 | 71 | 72 | 212 | +2 | T39/132 |
WCC Championships | 80 | 78 | 75 | 233 | +17 | T16/45 |
PING Cougar Classic | 71 | 74 | 77 | 222 | +6 | T36/60 |
2013-14 - Sophomore
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
Arizona Collegiate | 79 | 76 | 76 | 231 | +18 | T54/83 |
Husky Invitational | - | - | - | 230 | +14 | 38 |
2009-10 - Freshman
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
*PING Cougar Classic | 73 | 72 | 77 | 222 | +6 | T49 |
* - competed individually
BYU Career Stats
Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Rd. | Top 20 |
2009-10 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 77 | 72 | 0 |
2013-14 | 2 | 6 | 461 | 76.83 | 76 | 0 |
2014-15 | 12 | 36 | 2,687 | 74.64 | 67 | 1 |
2015-16 | 4 | 12 | 886 | 73.83 | 68 | 1 |
Total | 19 | 57 | 4,256 | 74.67 | 67 | 2 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2009-2010
- Participated as an individual in the PING Cougar Classic and tied for 49th (+6)
- Participated as an individual in the John Burns Invitational and shot 76-75-75 in the three rounds
Sophmore Year
2013-2014
- Made his college debut at the Arizona Collegiate
- Participated as an individual at the Husky Invitational and finished in 38th place (+14)
- Won the Utah State AM Qualifying over the summer, shot 68
Junior Year
2014-2015
Fall
- Shot career-low 67 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
- Best finish was a tie for 30th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
Spring
- Shot 69 in the third round of the Arizona Intercollegiate
- Tied for 27th at the John H. Burns Intercollegiate and the Jones Invitational
- Shot 69 in the first round and a season-low total of 212 at The Goowin
- Tied for 16th at the WCC Championships
Senior Year
2015-2016
Fall
- Tied for 30th place (-3) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
Spring
- Tied for 11th place (-3) at the PING Cougar Classic
- Named to the 2015-16 WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll, receiving Bronze Honors
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2012-2013
Medical Redshirt Year
2012-2013
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M Golf | Jan, 28
Cougars finish tied for 5th at Arizona Collegiate
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ImageM Golf | Jan, 27
Cougars tied 4th after day one at Arizona Collegiate
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ImageM Golf | Sep, 17
Cougars tie for 5th at Husky Invitational