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===Asian Tour wins (2)===

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|align=right|11 Sep [[2022 Asian Tour|2022]]

|[[Shinhan Donghae Open]]<sup>1</sup>

|−20 (66-63-70-65=264)

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|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Min-gyu]], {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tirawat Kaewsiribandit]],<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Shin Yong-gu]]

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|align=right|14 Sep [[2025 Asian Tour|2025]]

|[[Shinhan Donghae Open]]<sup>1</sup> (2)

|−18 (70-67-65-68=270)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Richard T. Lee (golfer)|Richard T. Lee]], {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Scott Vincent (golfer)|Scott Vincent]]

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<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[Japan Golf Tour]] and the [[Korean Tour]]

===Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)===

===Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)===


Latest revision as of 07:15, 14 September 2025

Japanese professional golfer

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

Professional career

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Higa attended Tohoku Fukushi University and turned professional in late 2017.[2] 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.[3]

2022: Four wins and money list title

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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.[4] 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.[5] Higa ended the 2022 season as the Japan Golf Tour money list winner and earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour.[6]

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

Source:[7]

Professional wins (12)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

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Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (7)

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

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asian Tour wins (2)

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1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

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*Note: The 2018 Minami Akita CC Michinoku Challenge was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Asian Development Tour wins (2)

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1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf of Malaysia Tour

Results in major championships

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Amateur

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

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