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david higgins -lrb- golfer -rrb-

david william higgins -lrb- born 1 december 1972 -rrb- is an irish professional golfer .
higgins was born in cork .
he is the son of european seniors tour golfer liam higgins .
he was the country 's leading amateur by the time he reached 21 .
following match play victories over pádraig harrington in the finals of the south of ireland and the irish amateur close championships he decided to turn professional in 1994 .
higgins earned # 67,000 in his rookie season on the european tour in 1996 to finish just inside the top 100 on the order of merit .
in 1997 he broke his left wrist and right elbow in a horse riding accident .
on his return , he failed to immediately rediscover his form and dropped down to the second tier challenge tour in 1999 .
in 2000 higgins won three times on the challenge tour , and finished 2nd on the end of season rankings , to graduate back to the european tour for the following season .
he failed to make an impact at the highest level and returned to the challenge tour in 2005 .
he again found success , finishing 12th on the rankings to earn another shot at the european tour , but he was unable to maintain that form , again losing his card at the end of 2007 .
