Higginbottom wins New Zealand Open, first amateur to do so since 1956:

Jake Higginbottom wins New Zealand Open, first amateur to do so since 1956 | News

pga.com 25 Nov '12, 6am

Higginbottom wins New Zealand Open, first amateur to do so since 1956:

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Australian teenager Jake Higginbottom became the first amateur to win the BMW New Zealand Open since Harry Berwick in 1956, closing with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory Sunday. The 19-year-old Higginbottom also become the second amateur winner in the last three PGA Tour of AustralAsia events. Fellow Australian teen Oliver Goss won the Western Australia Open on Oct. 28 at Royal Perth, beating Brady Watt -- also an amateur -- on the fifth hole of a playoff. Higginbottom finished at 7-under 281 at the Clearwater Resort. Australia's Jason Norris and Peter Wilson tied for second. Norris shot a 66, and Wilson had a 68. After making four birdies in a five-hole stretch to take the lead, Higginbottom bogeyed the par-3 16th to fall in a tie with Wilson and Norris. The amateur birdied the par-4 17th to reclaim the lead and closed with a two-putt par...

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