Why did Garrick Higgo withdraw from Round 2 of the Barracuda Championship 2025?

Garrick Higgo was playing in the 2025 Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, California. During the second round of this tournament on Friday (July 18), the golfer was forced to withdraw from competition.

As The Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush, a number of pros are also busy competing for the Barracuda Championship title. Several players on the PGA Tour are currently aiming to get a shot at the $4,000,000 prize purse.

Garrick Higgo was playing in the second round of Barracuda Championship when he had to withdraw. It was revealed by the Tour that the golfer is siffered a hip injury which forced him to pull out of the event.

PGA Tour Communications shared the news via a tweet on X. Take a look:

"Garrick Higgo (hip) is a WD during the second round of the Barracuda Championship."

There has been no prior history of Garrick Higgo suffering from hip injuries. Last year, he had undergone some trouble with repetitive wrist injuries, which forced him to miss the 2024 Players Championship.

The South African pro played only five holes in his second round before pulling out of the Barracuda Championship. Higgo started his round from the par 4 tenth hole, where he scored a par. He also scored a par on the next hole.

Higgo's first sign of struggle came with a bogey on hole 12, followed by a par on the next hole. While playing on hole 14, he ended up scoring a disappointing double bogey.

During his first round at the Barracuda Championship, Higgo scored a three-over 74. Joel Dahmen leads the event as of this writing.

Edited by Tushar Bahl