Craig Bowden

Craig David Bowden (born June 18, 1968) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. He has two children.

Craig Bowden
Personal information
Full nameCraig David Bowden
Born (1968-06-18) June 18, 1968
Bedford, Indiana
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceIndiana
SpouseTisa Bowden
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Indianapolis
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2018, 2019
U.S. OpenT50: 2002
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Jess Daley Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (8)

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

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 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. "NGA Hooters Tour 1993". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. "NGA Hooters Tour 1995". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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