American golfer Harry Higgs creates history on the Korn Ferry Tour

Harry Higgs won the 2024 Visit Knoxville Open of the Korn Ferry Tour on May 26. It is his second win in two consecutive starts on the circuit, but his performance was of historic significance.

By winning the tournament in a playoff, Higgs became the first Korn Ferry Tour player to win two consecutive tournaments in sudden death. His victory at the AdventHealth Championship the previous week had been by the same route.

Harry Higgs won the 2024 Visit Knoxville Open by defeating Frankie Capan III with an eagle on the second playoff hole. Higgs and Capan finished the 72 holes tied with a score of 19 under.

A week earlier, Higgs defeated Tanner Gore by birdieing the first playoff hole to win the AdventHealth Championship. Both players tied for first place in the tournament with a score of 19 under.

It is the second win in seven tournaments played during the current season for Higgs, and his third on the Korn Ferry Tour. In 2019 he had won the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper.

Higgs' 2024 results include three missed cuts and two other Top 20s on the Korn Ferry Tour. On the PGA Tour he has played four tournaments with two missed cuts and a T43 at the Corales Puntacana Championship as his best result.

Harry Higgs' career at a glance

Higgs, 32, began his professional golf career in 2014. He had previously played U.S. collegiate golf for the Southern Methodist University Mustangs, with Bryson DeChambeau and Kelly Kraft as teammates.

He played the 2015 season on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, making six cuts and finishing in a Top 25 in 12 tournaments played. He did not play on the circuits associated with the PGA Tour again until 2018, when he returned to the Latin American circuit.

His return was in style, as he made it through 11 cuts in 18 tournaments and managed to finish in seven Top 10s, including his first professional victory (Diners Club Peru Open presented by Lexus) and two second places.

This performance earned him his Korn Ferry Tour card for the 2019 season. At this new level, Higgs again excelled, with 18 cuts made in 22 tournaments played.

His season results included five Top 10s, counting two second place finishes and his first tour win (Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper).

His performance led him to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2019 - 2020 season. Higgs played at the highest level until 2023, when he lost his card and had to return to the Korn Ferry Tour.

On the PGA Tour, Higgs has played 118 events, with 57 cuts passed. His best results include two second-place finishes and four other top 10s. Among his greatest career successes is a T4 finish at the 2021 PGA Championship.