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 |