Garrick Higgo

Garrick Higgo (born 12 May 1999) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the European Tour, winning the 2020 Open de Portugal and the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open as well as the Canary Islands Championship in 2021.

Higgo won his first PGA Tour title in his second start, at the Palmetto Championship. He became a two-time winner on the PGA Tour in 2025 when he won the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic.

Early life and amateur career Higgo was born on 12 May 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa to Susan and Michael Higgo. Higgo has two siblings, Calista and Michael.

Higgo started playing golf socially with his father at a very young age and developed an early passion for the game. In 2008, when Higgo was aged 9, his father died in a car crash.

Higgo attended Paul Roos Gymnasium in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Higgo attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 2017 and 2018, turning professional during his sophomore year.

Higgo secured a place on the Challenge Tour for the 2020 season by making the cut at the European Tour Qualifying School. In September 2020, at the Open de Portugal, a dual-ranking event on the European and Challenge tours, he shot a bogey-free final round of 65 to win by one stroke and gain a one-year exemption on the European Tour.

In April 2021, Higgo secured his second European Tour victory at the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open. He won the event with an aggregate score of 255, beating Andy Sullivan's record of 257 previously set in 2020. Two weeks later, Higgo won again in the Canary Islands, at the Canary Islands Championship; a final score of 257 (27 under par) saw him win by six shots ahead of Maverick Antcliff.

In June 2021, Higgo won the PGA Tour's Palmetto Championship in South Carolina by one stroke. With the win, Higgo won more than $1,300,000 and secured PGA Tour membership through the end of the 2023 season.

In April 2025, Higgo shot 14-under 274 to win the Corales Puntacana Championship. This was his second PGA Tour victory and secured him a two-year exemption on tour.

At the 2026 PGA Championship, Higgo was assessed a two-stroke penalty for arriving to his opening round tee time one minute late. He said in an interview following the round: "I was there on time, but the rule is, if you’re one second late, you’re late. So if you think about it, I was there on time, if you know what I mean." He ultimately missed the cut by one stroke. After the PGA Championship, Higgo parted ways with his caddie Austin Gaugert, who was on his bag for his win at the 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship.

Personal life Higgo lives in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa with wife Chandre (SHUN-drae).

Professional wins (8) PGA Tour wins (2)

European Tour wins (3) 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (2) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Sunshine Tour (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1) 1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

WD = withdrew NT = No tournament

Team appearances Amateur Junior Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2017