Tommy Higham
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Ht
6'
2"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Shelley, 
Idaho
Roster Years
2009-2010 | 2012-2016


Personal

  • Parents are Jerry and Amy Higham
  • Father, Jerry, played golf at Idaho State and mother, Amy, played basketball at the College of Southern Idaho
  • Brothers Wilson and Keifer both played golf at Utah State
  • Was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and a two-time letterwinner in basketball at Shelley High School
  • Named second-team all-conference in basketball while helping his team win the state title in 2009
  • Graduated in the top 10 academically in his high school class
  • Majoring in Public Relations with a Business minor
  • Enjoys boating, ping pong and music
  • Also recruited by Michigan, Washington, Harvard and New Mexico.

Before BYU

  • Earned tournament titles at the 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier in Boise, Idaho, 2006 Idaho Golf Association State tournament, 2007 Junior World qualifier in Boise, Idaho, 2008 Idaho Falls Match Play event and 2009 Preston Amateur
  • On the regional level, won the 2007 John Dropping Invitational and the 2007 Rocky Mountain Junior PGA event in Twin Falls, Idaho
  • Placed second at the 2008 PNGA Junior Amateur in Burley, Idaho
  • Finished 21st at the 2007 Junior PGA Championship
  • 2007 AJGA Scholastic All-American
  • 2006 and 2007 Junior America's Cup Team Member
  • 2006 and 2007 Junior Hogan Cup Team Member
  • Three-time individual state golf champion while at Shelley High School
  • Helped his team win the Idaho State Championship all four years.

 

Stats

2015-16 - Senior

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Husky Invitational 81 73 74 228 +15 T47/68
Alister MacKenzie Invtl. 71 68 71 210 -3 T30/80
Pacific Invitational 81 74 80 235 +22 T76/88
*PING Cougar Classic 68 71 74 213 -3 T11/60

* Competed as an individual

2014-15 - Junior

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Husky Invitational 74 76 81 232 +15 T55/75
William H. Tucker Invitational 75 77 81 233 +17 T67/92
Alister MacKenzie Invitational 67 75 75 217 +4 T30/80
Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational 74 75 79 228 +15 T56/64
Arizona Intercollegiate 76 74 69 219 +6 T34/88
John H. Burns Intercollegiate 73 75 74 222 +6 T27/93
Jones Invitational 73 77 74 222 +6 T27/79
Lamkin San Diego Classic 74 76 77 227 +11 T47/87
Desert Shootout 72 76 72 220 +4 T51/85
The Goodwin 69 71 72 212 +2 T39/132
WCC Championships 80 78 75 233 +17 T16/45
PING Cougar Classic 71 74 77 222 +6 T36/60

2013-14 - Sophomore 

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
Arizona Collegiate 79 76 76 231 +18 T54/83
Husky Invitational - - - 230 +14 38

2009-10 - Freshman

Tournament Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Score To-Par Place
*PING Cougar Classic 73 72 77 222 +6 T49

* - competed individually

BYU Career Stats

Season Events Rounds Strokes Average Low Rd. Top 20
2009-10 1 3 222 77 72 0
2013-14 2 6 461 76.83 76 0
2014-15 12 36 2,687 74.64 67 1
2015-16 4 12 886 73.83 68 1
Total 19 57 4,256 74.67 67 2
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2009-2010

  • Participated as an individual in the PING Cougar Classic and tied for 49th (+6)
  • Participated as an individual in the John Burns Invitational and shot 76-75-75 in the three rounds
Sophmore Year 2013-2014

  • Made his college debut at the Arizona Collegiate 
  • Participated as an individual at the Husky Invitational and finished in 38th place (+14)
  • Won the Utah State AM Qualifying over the summer, shot 68
Junior Year 2014-2015

Fall

  • Shot career-low 67 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
  • Best finish was a tie for 30th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational

Spring

  • Shot 69 in the third round of the Arizona Intercollegiate
  • Tied for 27th at the John H. Burns Intercollegiate and the Jones Invitational
  • Shot 69 in the first round and a season-low total of 212 at The Goowin
  • Tied for 16th at the WCC Championships
Senior Year 2015-2016

Fall

  • Tied for 30th place (-3) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational

Spring

  • Tied for 11th place (-3) at the PING Cougar Classic
  • Named to the 2015-16 WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll, receiving Bronze Honors
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2012-2013

Medical Redshirt Year 2012-2013



  • M Golf | Apr, 11

    BYU in first after day one at the PING Cougar Classic

  • M Golf | Apr, 11

    BYU in first after day one at the PING Cougar Classic

  • M Golf | Oct, 31

    Fishburn ties for eighth, team takes 11th place

  • M Golf | Oct, 31

    Fishburn ties for eighth, team takes 11th place

  • M Golf | Oct, 30

    Lee and Ruiz shoot -2, team in eighth place

  • M Golf | Oct, 30

    Lee and Ruiz shoot -2, team in eighth place

  • M Golf | Oct, 29

    Fishburn tied in 15th place, team tied for 12th

  • M Golf | Oct, 29

    Fishburn tied in 15th place, team tied for 12th

  • M Golf | Oct, 13

    Higham ties for 30th, BYU finishes 11th

  • M Golf | Oct, 13

    Higham ties for 30th, BYU finishes 11th

  • M Golf | Oct, 12

    Higham in 29th, team tied for 12th

  • M Golf | Oct, 12

    Higham in 29th, team tied for 12th

  • M Golf | Oct, 09

    BYU men's golf competes at MacKenzie Invitational

  • M Golf | Oct, 09

    BYU men's golf competes at MacKenzie Invitational

  • M Golf | Sep, 21

    Fishburn and Lee in top-25, BYU tied for 11th

  • M Golf | Sep, 21

    Fishburn and Lee in top-25, BYU tied for 11th

  • M Golf | Sep, 18

    Cougars to participate in Husky Invitational

  • M Golf | Sep, 18

    Cougars to participate in Husky Invitational

  • M Golf | Sep, 14

    2015-16 Season Preview

  • M Golf | Sep, 14

    2015-16 Season Preview

  • M Golf | May, 19

    2014-15 Men's Golf Season Review

  • M Golf | Apr, 25

    Rodgers wins PING Cougar Classic, team comes in third

  • M Golf | Apr, 15

    BYU finishes in fifth at WCC Championships

  • M Golf | Apr, 14

    BYU falls to sixth after the second day at the WCC Championships

  • M Golf | Apr, 13

    Cougars in a tie for third after first day at WCC Championships

  • M Golf | Mar, 28

    BYU ties for 14th at The Goodwin

  • M Golf | Mar, 27

    BYU moves up to 11th after day two

  • M Golf | Mar, 26

    Cougars in 14th after first day at The Goodwin

  • M Golf | Mar, 21

    BYU finishes in 11th at Desert Shootout

  • M Golf | Mar, 20

    Cougars drop to 10th after day two

  • M Golf | Mar, 19

    BYU in a tie for 8th after first round

  • M Golf | Mar, 10

    Cougars take 10th at Lamkin San Diego Classic

  • M Golf | Mar, 09

    Cougars end first day at Lamkin in 8th

  • M Golf | Feb, 24

    Rodgers leads BYU to 4th place at Jones Invitational

  • M Golf | Feb, 23

    BYU ends first day in fifth place at Jones Invitational

  • M Golf | Feb, 20

    Cougars finish in 11th at John A. Burns Intercollegiate

  • M Golf | Feb, 19

    BYU moves up after the second round

  • M Golf | Feb, 18

    BYU struggles on first day at John H. Burns Intercollegiate

  • M Golf | Jan, 27

    BYU takes 9th at Arizona Intercollegiate

  • M Golf | Jan, 26

    Rodgers in 2nd, Cougars in 8th after first day

  • M Golf | Nov, 01

    BYU takes fourth at Pacific Invitational

  • M Golf | Oct, 31

    Ogden in 2nd, Cougars in 5th after second day

  • M Golf | Oct, 30

    Ogden in 3rd, Cougars in 4th after first day

  • M Golf | Oct, 28

    Cougars at Pacific Invitational this week

  • M Golf | Oct, 14

    BYU shoots season best in 9th-place finish

  • M Golf | Oct, 13

    Parkinson in 12th, team 7th at MacKenzie Invitational

  • M Golf | Sep, 27

    Three finish top 20, team 7th at Tucker Intercollegiate

  • M Golf | Sep, 26

    Upperclassmen lead BYU on first day of Tucker Intercollegiate

  • M Golf | Sep, 23

    Ogden finishes in top 10 at Husky Invitational

  • M Golf | Sep, 22

    Ogden leads Cougars to eighth place after first two rounds