Craig Bowden

Craig Bowden
Personal information
Full name	Craig David Bowden
Born	(1968-06-18) June 18, 1968 (age 56) 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)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

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
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)

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

Sources: ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Other wins (5)

• 1994 Indiana Open
• 1995 Indiana Open
• 2014 Indiana Open
• 2015 Indiana PGA Championship
• 2017 Indiana PGA Championship

Results in major championships

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

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

• 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

1. "2007–08 UIndy Golf & Tennis" (PDF). Greyhound Athletics.
2. "Web.com Tour – Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
3. "NGA Hooters Tour 1992". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
4. "NGA Hooters Tour 1993". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
5. "NGA Hooters Tour 1995". Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

External links

• Craig Bowden at the PGA Tour official site
• Craig Bowden at the Official World Golf Ranking official site