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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

Alex Higgs

  • Class SR
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
  • Previous School Blue Valley North

Biography

2016-17 (Sr.): Competed in all 11 tournaments (33 rounds)… Finished in the top-20 four times, top-10 twice and top-three once… Was SMU's top finisher three times... Posted an average score of 73.39 and a 2.39 Vs. Par rating… Shot par or better in nine rounds, with three rounds in the 60s… Recorded his career-best finish (second) at the Southwestern Invitational (-9, 207)… Opened the season with consecutive top 20 finishes (T-19 and T-10) at The Gopher Invitational and Marquette Invitational, respectively… Rounded off his career with a tied for 20th finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship.

2015-16 (Jr.): Competed in all nine tournaments... Finished in the top-10 four times, and was the Mustangs’ best finisher in two events… Posted a counting team score in 22 of 27 rounds (81.4 percent)... Shot par or better in 12 rounds (44.4 percent)… Finished with his career-best finish (T7) after carding a six-under 210 at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, while also recording a career-low round of 67… Helped lead SMU to titles at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate and The Farms Collegiate Invitational with T-eighth and T-10th finishes, respectively… At Erin Hills, shot a 1-under 215… At The Farms, shot a 3-over 219… Tallied a team second-best four eagles, while ranking third in birdies with 65.

2014-15 (So.): Competed in four tournaments, posting a season-best finish at The American Championship (T-22nd, +3), helping lead SMU to a runner-up team result... Tied for 34th at the season-opening GolfWeek Conference Challenge... Tied for 40th as an individual at the Gifford Collegiate (+7).

2014 - Summer: Placed second at the Kansas City Amateur, carding a final round 66 to finish at six-under par.

2013-14 (Fr.): Posted a season-best 69 (-3) in the second round of the Jim West Intercollegiate... Tied for 29th at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate... Competed in six events for the season... Made his collegiate debut at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite.

2013 - Summer: Competed at the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Prep: Two-time First Team All-Metro... 10 medalist finishes... Three-time First Team All-Eastern Kansas League... 2013 All-EKL individual champion... Three-time regional team champions... Four-time team EKL champions... 2012 state champions.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14SO

    5'10"
  • 2014-15SO

    5'10"
  • 2015-16JR

    5'9"
  • 2016-17SR

    5'9"