Tag: Canary Islands Championship

Garrick Higgo looking for second European Tour win in three-week stretch

Little did Garrick Higgo know a three-week jaunt to the Canary Islands would be not only beautiful but life-changing.

Little did 21-year-old Garrick Higgo know when he packed for a three-week jaunt to the Canary Islands that the experience would be not only beautiful but life-changing.

The South African, who played collegiately at UNLV, is leading after three rounds at the Canary Islands Championship and is looking for his second win in three weeks and his third straight top-10 European Tour finish. He had just a single win on the Euro circuit before this stretch, but after winning the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open and then placing eighth at the Tenerife Open, the lefty is looking to leave the scenic Spanish archipelago with more than $500,000 in winnings.

Higgo followed Friday’s 63 with a rocky 64, overcoming a pair of bogeys with two eagles. He leads Richard Mansell by two strokes and Calum Hill by three heading into the final day of play at Golf Costa Adeje.

Leaderboard: Canary Islands Championship

If he wins, Higgo would move into the top five in the lucrative Race to Dubai and improve on his already skyrocketing spot of No. 66 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

The top American in the field is Julian Suri, who sits T-9 at 13 under. Suri is a Duke product who lives in St. Augustine, Florida.

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UNLV product Garrick Higgo keeps making magic on the Canary Islands

The former UNLV star is circling the waters again at the halfway point of this week’s European Tour stop.

Garrick Higgo is certainly hitting his stride on the Canary Islands.

The former UNLV star is just two weeks removed from his most recent victory and he’s circling the waters again at the halfway point of this week’s European Tour stop.

Higgo finished 5 under in his final six holes, using an eagle on the 18th to finish Friday’s second round of the Canary Islands Championship with a 63. He’s currently just a single shot behind leader Adri Arnaus, who is 14 under.

A 21-year-old South African, Higgo rolled in a smooth 15-footer on the final hole of the day, and continues to make a charge in the Race to Dubai. Higgo came into the week in 16th place in the Euro Tour’s season-long competition, but he’s projected to get well inside the top 10 after his first two rounds at Golf Costa Adeje. His win two weeks ago came at nearby Gran Canaria Lopesan Open, also on the Canary Islands.

For Arnaus, a second straight 64 put him in the lead, including a spectacular 30 on the back nine that included six birdies on the final seven holes.

Also near the top of the leaderboard is Dean Burmester, who won on the same course last week in the Tenerife Open. Burmester fired a 63 and is three strokes off the lead.

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