Xavier Bighaus

2024-2025 Men's Golf Roster

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Class Senior
Hometown Melissa, TX

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Achievements/Awards

DII Ping All-American, 2025
DII Ping First Team All-Region, 2025
First Team RMAC All-Conference, 2025
Week 7 RMAC Golfer of the Week, 2025
Week 3 RMAC Golfer of the Week, 2024
NCAA National Champion, 2024
DII Ping Honorable Mention All American, 2024
First Team RMAC All-Conference 2024
DII Ping First Team All-Region, 2024
Southern Colorado Masters 1st Place, 2024
Week 11 RMAC Golfer of the Week, Spring 2024
HPU Sharks Shootout-tied for 6th place, 2023
Centennial Cup- tied for 3rd place, 2023
RJGA Shootout-tied for 5th place, 2023
Week 7 RMAC Golfer of the Week, Fall 2023
Week 1 RMAC Golfer of the Week, Fall 2023
The Writz at Mile High 1st place, 2023
Ping Honorable Mention All American, 2023
Ping All Region Team, 2023
RMAC First Team All-Conference, 2023
RMAC Tournament Individual Champion, 2023
Week 7 RMAC Golfer of the Week, 2023
Week 3 RMAC Golfer of the Week, 2023
RMAC Player of the Week, Oct. 2022
Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational 4th place, 2022
RMAC Championship 5th place, 2022
RMAC Player of the Week, Oct. 2021
The Writz at Mile High 8th place, 2021

Year-by-Year

2024-2025 | Bighaus competed in each tournament this fall season, placing in the top 15 in every event. He began the season with a 7th place finish at the Writz at Mile High Tournament, shooting scores of 76, 72, and 69. Bighaus then went on to claim 1st place at the WWU Invitational, carding scores of 70, 65, and 68. In addition to his impressive tournament results, Bighaus also secured 1st place at the All-Star Southwest Airlines Showcase, finishing 11 strokes under par, the course record, to win the prestigious award. In the spring, Xavier continued to excel as he competed in every tournament in the spring with 3 top 3 finishes that included an individual title at the DI Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate.
2023-2024 | Bighaus competed in each tournament this fall season and placed in the top 15 for each tournament. He began the year taking 1st place in the Writz at Mile High Tournament carding 75, 68, and 69 consecutively. He also tied for 3rd in the Centennial Cup scoring an incredible low round score of 63. He continued with a win at the Southern Colorado Masters in April, closing the regular season strong. Bighaus helped his team to their second appearance at the National Championships, and he helped his team to their first ever national title.
2022- 2023 | Bighaus competed in every tournament during the 2022-2023 season. Bighaus started at the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational where he placed 4th overall. During round one, he posted 71 strokes. However, during round two, he was able to net three birdies which resulted in a 69-stroke round. Finally, in round three, Bighaus got eight birdies posting a score of 66 strokes resulting in his top 5 finish. He closed the year strong at the RMAC Championships, firing his way to a dominant victory to claim the individual title with an incredible round 2 score of 65.
2021-2022 | Bighaus played in 11 events with a total of 32 round during the 2021-2022 season. He had a total of 2,363 strokes and averaged 74 strokes per round. Within his season, Bighaus was in the top five during the RMAC Championship and top ten during the Writz at Mile High Tournament. His best game was during the RMAC Championship where he started strong with a 69-stroke round on the par 72 course which included three birdies and an eagle. During round two, Bighaus posted an even par score of 72. Lastly, during round three, Bighaus was able to close with a 70-stroke round receiving 5th place.

Beyond the Jersey

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE & WHY | Bighaus is inspired by his father because he is the one who raised him to be the person he is today. Bighaus' father taught him the value of hard work and how it can lead to success.
FAVORITE CCU MOMENT & WHY | Bighaus's favorite moment since coming to CCU was going to the Dennis Rose Invitational Tournament in Hawaii his freshman year. This was an awesome adventure with the team that also ended with a tournament win.
WHY CCU? | Bighaus picked CCU because it provided him an opportunity to grow his faith and skill sets in both golf and the classroom.
OUTSIDE OF SPORTS | Outside of golf, Bighaus likes to go to the lake and hangout with his friends.
FAMILY TIES | His parents are LaShonda and Ernie Bighaus and he has five siblings.
POST COLLEGE DREAMS | After college, Bighaus hopes to become a professional golfer.