Riversdale Cup: Jake Higginbottom is victorious

February 18, 2012 | by Lynne Cowan of AmateurGolf.com

Jake Higginbottom

Higginbottom maintains his 7 stroke lead to take the Riversdale Cup title

ST. JOHN'S WOOD, Victoria, Australia (Feb. 18, 2012) -- Jake Higginbottom of New South Wales ran away from the field and never looked back. He started his day seven strokes ahead of defending champion Nathan Holman. His final round of 69 gave him a four round total of 269, 19-under-par and was seven ahead of second place finisher Daniel McGraw. McGraw made a run the final day finishing with a 64 that matched Higginbottom's tournament record low he set the first round. McGraw finished up at 276 (70-74-68-64.) Cameron Smith who recently won the Australian Amateur Stroke Play, finished in third at 278 (71-69-70-68.) A trio finished up at 281 that included Lake Macquarie champion Daniel Nisbet (70-72-67-72,) Rory Bourke (66-71-71-73,) and Christopher Brown (69-72-67-73.) This is Higginbottom's first win of the year. Last year he won the Keppera Bowl and recently was a semifinalist at the New South Wales Amateur.

Results: Riversdale Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jake Higginbottom	, Australia	1000	64-68-68-69=269
2	Daniel McGraw	, Australia	700	70-74-68-64=276
3	Cameron Smith	, Australia	500	71-69-70-68=278
T4	Daniel Nisbet	, Australia	500	70-72-67-72=281
T4	Chris Brown	, Northern Ireland	500	69-72-67-73=281

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About the Riversdale Cup

Riversdale Cup: Jake Higginbottom is victorious

Australia’ second oldest amateur 72-hole golf tournament is The Riversdale Cup. It is one of the most highly participated events in the Australian amateur golf calendar. More than 250 men and women from around the world compete in the event each year...