Liam Higgins (born 13 November 1942) is an Irish professional golfer. He won the 1977 Kerrygold International Classic, a European Tour event, at his home club, Waterville Golf Links. After reaching 50, he had a successful senior career, winning three times on the European Seniors Tour and being runner-up a further five times.

Higgins set a world long-drive record in 1984, hitting a ball 634 yards on the runway at Baldonnel Military Airport in Dublin. [1]

Higgins, and his sons David and Brian, are now involved with training and development for member golfers as the golf professionals at Waterville Golf Links.[2][3]

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 5 Jun 1977 Kerrygold International −1 (65-73-74-75=287) 2 strokes England Martin Foster

Safari Circuit wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 13 Mar 1977 Kenya Open −1 (70-69-73-71=283) 2 strokes England Gary Smith, England Bob Wynn

Other wins (1)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 25 Aug 1994 Joe Powell Memorial Seniors Classic −6 (70-70-70=210) 4 strokes England Malcolm Gregson
2 24 Sep 1994 Zurich Senior Lexus Trophy −16 (67-66-67=200) 3 strokes Spain Antonio Garrido
3 7 Oct 1995 Senior Zurich Lexus Trophy (2) −10 (69-70-67=206) 5 strokes Australia Randall Vines

Results in major championships

Tournament 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
The Open Championship CUT T63 CUT CUT

Note: Higgins only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

References

  1. ^ "B.C. Golf Pro Lets Fly With 684-Yard Drive". The Seattle Times. 26 September 1990. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  2. ^ https://www.watervillegolflinks.ie/meet-the-team/
  3. ^ "Higgins aims to fly the family flag in final". PGA.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Higgins_(golfer)
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