Heather Bowie Young

Heather Bowie Young (born March 23, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She played under her maiden name, Heather Bowie, until her marriage in 2006, and is also referred to as Heather Young.

Heather Bowie Young
Personal information
Born (1975-03-23) March 23, 1975
Washington, D.C.
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeArizona State University
University of Texas
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2000)
Former tour(s)Futures Tour (1998–1999)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA InspirationT10: 2008
Women's PGA C'shipT6: 2000
U.S. Women's OpenT13: 2005
du Maurier ClassicT50: 2000
Women's British Open3rd: 2004
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2013
Achievements and awards
Honda Broderick Award1997

Bowie was born in Washington, D.C.. She played college golf at Arizona State University, playing on two NCAA Women's Division I Championship teams in 1994 and 1995.[1] She transferred to the University of Texas and won the NCAA Women's Division I Individual Championship in 1997.[1] While at Texas, she was named the winner of the Honda Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) for golf.[2][3] She won the Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award in 1995 for her golfing and academic success.

Bowie turned professional in 1997 and played on the Futures Tour in 1998 and 1999.[1]

Bowie joined the LPGA Tour in 2000 and has won once on Tour[4] in 2005.[5]

Bowie played on the U.S. team in the 2003 Solheim Cup.[1]

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 10, 2005 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic –10 (72-66-69-67=274) Playoff Gloria Park

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Gloria Park Won with par on third extra hole

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "LPGA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  2. "Heather Bowie Young selected for induction into WGCA Players Hall of Fame". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. "Golf". CWSA. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  4. LPGA All-Time Winners List
  5. LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-08 Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine


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