Overview: Just the third player from Ireland to join the Clemson program….Richard Coughlan (now assistant coach at Texas) was an All-American and Co-ACC Player of the Year for the Tigers between 1993-97, and Michael Hoey was a starter on Clemson NCAA Tournament teams between 1999-2001…one of three international players joining the Clemson program this year….over the last year has played in tournaments in Ireland, Scotland, France, England and Spain…..recorded eight top 10 finishes in prominent tournaments over the last two years, including four top three finishes.
In High School: Veteran of many international tournaments and has been a regular on the Faldo Series…..has had a strong last year, dating to September of 2021, has had four top 10s and seven top 25 finishes in amateur events that earned points in the European Amateur standings…had 72.50 stroke average for 13 tournaments from September 2021 to August 2022…had four top 10s between September 2021 and April 2022…finished ninth at the West of Ireland in September of 2022 with a 286 score….that performance included a third round 67, his best score over the last year….reached final four of Connolly’s Audie West of Ireland Championship in April of 2022…finished 21st at Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship in October 2021, then had three straight top 10s….was eighth at the Faldo Grand Final, then fifth at the Toro Tour 10 and third at the West of Ireland…this past summer of 2022, finished 21st at North of Ireland Open, 15th at the Mulligan Scatch Trophy (288) and 32nd at Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship… finished second at the 2021 Mallow Golf Club Senior Scratch Cup with a score of 209….led CBS Roscommon to the 2020 Irish Schools Senior Championship…second at the Faldo Irish Championship as well in 2020..in 2019, Higgins had a second-place finish at the Irish U16 Amateur….won the Ulster Boys (U18) Championship in 2018 by five shots at famed Royal Portrush.
Personal: Named the Junior Boys Captain of Roscommon Country Club in 2021…his sister Anna was the Junior Girls Captain the year before…son of Mary and Tom Higgins…majoring in health science…born January 28, 2003.
Personality Profile
Favorite Current Professional Golfer: Collin Morikawa
Favorite Professional Golfer of All-time: Tiger Woods, by a mile
Favorite Athlete Outside of Golf: Cristiano Ronaldo
Favorite Course I have Played: Royal Port-rush
Course I Would Like to Play: Cypress Point
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