Tag: Jake Higginbottom
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JAKE HIGGINBOTTOM BEST PLACED LOCAL AT WESTERN AUSTRALIA PGA
Golf and Charlestown’s Jake Higginbottom, has finished as the best of our locals at the Western Australia PGA Championship. Higginbottom managed to grab a share of the lead midway through his round, but that’s as good as it got for the 24 year old. Three bogeys on the back nine saw him finish in outright…
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HIGGINBOTTOM RETAINS ASIAN TOUR CARD FOR 2018
After finishing in a tie for 27th at the co-sanctioned Joburg Open, Charlestown’s Jake Higginbottom has retained his Asian Tour card for 2018. The result moved the 24-year-old up six places on the Order of Merit, to 48th. With one tournament left, he’s guaranteed to finish inside the top 60.
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YOUNG AMATEUR LEADS HUNTER CONTINGENT AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Amateur Dylan Perry is the best of the Hunter players at the Australian Open, thanks to a first round 68. James Nitties is two shots back at one-under. Jake Higginbottom started well, this shot helping him reach two-under after seven holes. Unfortunately he couldn’t maintain that momentum, as he carded an opening round 72. Australian…
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HIGGINBOTTOM BOWS OUT IN ROUND OF 16 IN PERTH
Three Australian golfers remain in the hunt for the $1.75-million World Super 6 event in Perth, as the event heads into its final stages. The unique tournament features 54 holes of traditional stroke play, then a knockout match-play format for the final round. The Hunter’s Jake Higginbottom was eighth after day three, but was knocked…
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SOLID START FOR PAPADATOS AT WORLD SUPER 6 EVENT IN PERTH
Fresh from his win at the Victorian Open, Dimi Papadatos from the Central Coast has fired a 68, to sit two shots off the lead, at the first day of the World Super 6 event in Perth. Papadatos shot one over on the front nine, but recovered with five birdies on the run home. Brazel…
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HIGGINBOTTOM HUNTER’S BEST AT VICTORIAN OPEN
Jake Higginbottom has finished as the best of our Hunter golfers at the Victorian Open, an event won by Dimi Papadatos from the Central Coast. Leigh McKechnie and Nathan Green finished in a tie for 27th. Higginbottom started the final round in the hunt for the title, but four bogeys on the front nine gave…
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HUNTER GOLFERS DO IT TOUGH IN FINAL ROUND OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN
In Australian Open Golf, a stunning final round from Toronto’s Nathan Green saw him finish in a tie for 11th. Charlestown pro’s Jake Higginbottom and James Nitties both had tough days, finishing over the card.
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HOOK AND O’REILLY EQUAL FIRST AT CHARLESTOWN PRO AM
Hunter golfers Jamie Hook and Callan O’Reilly finished as joint winners of today’s Pro-Am at Charlestown. Just a day after finishing in a tie for 25th at the Queensland Open, O’Reilly carded a 10-under round. The event was the first of its kind to utilise big holes, something James Nitties put to good use on…
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TOP TEN FINISH FOR HIGGINBOTTOM IN FIJI
Charlestown’s Jake Higginbottom has fired an impressive final round 68, to finish in a tie for seventh at the $1.5-million Fiji International. He ended up eight shots in front of fellow Hunter golfers, Nathan Green and James Nitties. Higginbottom sat in second after the first round, but a 79 yesterday ended his chances of victory.…
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GREAT OPENING ROUND FOR HIGGINBOTTOM AT FIJI INTERNATIONAL
Charlestown golfer Jake Higginbottom sits just one shot off the lead, following the opening round of the $1.5-million Fiji International. Toronto’s Callan O’Reilly had six birdies, but a double bogey on 11 hurt his cause. Fellow Hunter players James Nitties and Ed Stedman have work to do, to avoid the cut.