Höhne's first tournament as lead was the 1995 Ford World Curling Championships, were the team won a bronze medal.

This was added to Höhne's bronze medal at the 1994 Worlds as an alternate and a gold at the 1992 European Curling Championships.

Höhne was back as the team's lead for the 2008 European Championships, where he won a bronze medal.

He played second for the team at the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in the absence of third Uli Kapp.

He coaches his daughter Mia Höhne on the German National Women's Team.