Craig Bowden
| Craig Bowden | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Craig David Bowden |
| Born | June 18, 1968 Bedford, Indiana |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Indiana |
| Spouse | Tisa Bowden |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| College | University of Indianapolis |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour Hooters Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2018, 2019 |
| U.S. Open | T50: 2002 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Craig David Bowden (born June 18, 1968) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour.
Bowden played college golf at the University of Indianapolis and in 1989 was a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship team.[1]
Bowden has gone back and forth between the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour during his career. He was a member of PGA Tour in 1997, 2000–01, 2004, 2007, and 2010 and the Nationwide Tour in 1993, 1996, 1998-1999, 2002, 2003, 2005–06, 2008–09, and 2011–12. He has won three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour and three on the NGA Hooters Tour. At the end of the 2016 season, he ranked 15th on the career Nationwide Tour money list.[2]
Bowden's last full season on the Web.com Tour was 2012. On the 2013 Web.com Tour, he played four events and only made one cut at the Brasil Classic, finishing T52. He has not played on the Web.com Tour since 2013 or the PGA Tour since 2010.
Bowden regularly competes in Indiana Golf Association events, winning the Indiana Open in 1994, 1995, and 2014 and the Indiana PGA Championship in 2015. He finished second in the 2016 Indiana PGA Championship.
Professional wins (11)
[edit]Nationwide Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 7, 1998 | Nike Miami Valley Open | −16 (65-64-68-67=264) | 2 strokes |  Doug Dunakey, Ryan Howison
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| 2 | Oct 26, 2003 | Miccosukee Championship | −14 (69-65-65-71=270) | 1 stroke | Chris Couch
|
| 3 | Aug 20, 2006 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | −16 (69-69-67-63=268) | Playoff | Jess Daley
|
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Northeast Pennsylvania Classic | Jess Daley
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Hooters Tour wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 23, 1992 | Tour Championship | −9 (68-70-69-68=275) | 3 strokes | Chris Berens, Marion Dantzler
|
| 2 | Sep 19, 1993 | Fox 30 Golf Classic | −9 (66-70-74-69=279) | 2 strokes | Paul Claxton
|
| 3 | Oct 1, 1995 | Gainesville Classic | −18 (65-68-69-68=270) | Playoff | Tom Gillis
|
Other wins (5)
[edit]- 1994 Indiana Open
- 1995 Indiana Open
- 2014 Indiana Open
- 2015 Indiana PGA Championship
- 2017 Indiana PGA Championship
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T50 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
[edit]- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2006 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates
References
[edit]- ^ "2007–08 UIndy Golf & Tennis" (PDF). Greyhound Athletics.
- ^ "Web.com Tour – Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "NGA Hooters Tour 1992". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "NGA Hooters Tour 1993". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "NGA Hooters Tour 1995". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Craig Bowden at the PGA Tour official site
- Craig Bowden at the Official World Golf Ranking official site