Kazuki Higa
# Kazuki Higa

Kazuki Higa (Japanese: 比嘉一貴, born 23 April 1995) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour, as well as topping the money list in 2022.

## 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.

## Amateur wins

* 2017 Neighbors Trophy Team Championship (individual winner), Tohoku Amateur Championship, Kanto Collegiate Championship

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## Professional wins (10)

### Japan Golf Tour wins (6)

* Legend
* Japan majors (1)
* Other Japan Golf Tour (5)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 Sep 2019 | RIZAP KBC Augusta | −26 (66-63-67-66=262) | 5 strokes | Rikuya Hoshino |
| 2 | 22 Aug 2021 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −20 (68-65-67-68=268) | 2 strokes | Kunihiro Kamii |
| 3 | 17 Apr 2022 | Kansai Open Golf Championship | −14 (65-67-68-70=270) | 1 stroke | Rikuya Hoshino |
| 4 | 5 Jun 2022 | BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup | −12 (69-71-65-67=272) | 1 stroke | Tomoharu Otsuki |
| 5 | 11 Sep 2022 | Shinhan Donghae $Open^1$ | −20 (66-63-70-65=264) | 2 strokes | Cho Min-gyu, Tirawat Kaewsiribandit, Shin Yong-gu |
| 6 | 20 Nov 2022 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −21 (69-65-65-64=263) | 3 strokes | Mito Pereira |

$^1Co-sanctioned$ by the Asian Tour and the Korean Tour

### Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 29 Jun 2018 | Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge | −12 (66-64=130) | 2 strokes | Yoshikazu Haku, Takahiro Hataji, Konosuke Nakazato |

### Asian Development Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 27 Apr 2018 | BTI $Open^1$ | −17 (62-70-69-70=271) | 3 strokes | Zamal Hossain |
| 2 | 16 Mar 2019 | UMW $Championship^2$ | −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

| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
| - | - | - |
| Masters Tournament | | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | 76 |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |

CUT = missed the half-way cut

## Team appearances

Amateur

* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2016
* Neighbors Trophy Team Championship (representing Japan): 2013, 2015, 2017 (winners)
