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CRAIG BOWDEN
UNITED STATES
Height:
5 ft, 9 in
Weight:
160 lbs
Birthday:
06/18/1968
College:University of Indianapolis
Turned Pro:1989
Birthplace:Bedford, IN
Residence:Bloomington, IN
Nationwide Tour - Media Guide
| Nationwide Tour VICTORIES | (3) |
| 1998 NIKE Miami Valley Open. 2003 Miccosukee Championship. 2006 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position | (196) |
| $1,623 | |
| Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round | |
| 68 at Round 2, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. | |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes | |
| T9-- FedEx St. Jude Classic, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee. | |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| 1-- NIKE Miami Valley Open, Miccosukee Championship, Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. | |
| 2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes | |
| T3-- Mylan Classic. T4-- WNB Golf Classic. | |
| 2011 Season PGA TOUR | |
| Tournaments Entered--4; in money--1; Top 10 finishes-- | |
| 2011 Season Nationwide Tour | |
| Tournaments Entered--21; in money--11; Top 10 finishes--2 | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Made only three cuts in first 13 starts before closing the season with eight consecutive cuts made. Put together four solid rounds in the 60s and finished T3 at the Mylan Classc, two shots back of winner Gary Christian, to begin his eight-in-a-row streak. Was T4 at the WNB Golf Classic in Texas in October. 2010: He earned $140,935, with eight made cuts in 20 starts on the PGA TOUR. A T16 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship was his best finish. Missed the cut in all three Nationwide Tour starts. 2009: Finished No. 22 on Nationwide Tour money list to earn a third return trip to the PGA TOUR. Closed the year with a 6-under 66 in the final round of the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championhsip, including birdies on his last two holes, which helped him move up in the standings from a T18 to a T7 finish. The money earned was enough to move up him up two spots on the money list to No. 22. Finished T7 at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, his first top-10 since a T4 at the 2008 Melwood Prince George's County Open. T10 at the Utah Championship and then followed that with a T9 the next week at the Albertsons Boise Open. Added a T6 at the $1-million Soboba Classic and earned enough money to move from No. 31 to No. 21 on the money list with three events left on the 2009 schedule. Ended the year No. 1 on Tour in driving accuracy and T2 in putting average. 2008: Made the cut in nine of 23 Nationwide Tour starts, with a pair of top-10s—a T8 at the season-opening Panama Movistar Championship and T4 at the Melwood Prince George's County Open, where he finished two shots back of winner Jeff Klauk despite an opening-day 73. 2007: Finished No. 171 on the PGA TOUR money list, with $333,970. Made the cut in 13 of 25 starts, with one top-25 finish. Bogey-free over the first 42 holes of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, finished T9 for second career top-10 and first since 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic. 2006: Earned a return trip to the PGA TOUR for 2007 after finishing fourth on the Nationwide Tour money list, with $334,671. Career-best six top-10s, including three top-threes. Moved to No. 2 in the rankings when he claimed his third career Tour title, defeating Jess Daley with a par-4 on the first playoff hole at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic. Set up his seven-stroke comeback with an 8-under 63 in the final round. The win and a runner-up finish in Omaha two weeks earlier led to August Player of the Month honors. Added a solo third at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic to round out his top-three efforts. Finished one stroke out of a playoff, which represented the second straight season he had lost by a single shot in Midland. 2005: Split the year between both the PGA TOUR and the Nationwide Tour. Finished 194th on PGA TOUR money list in 15 starts, and No. 65 on Nationwide Tour, playing in nine events. 2004: Had his best year on the PGA TOUR, earning his only career top-10, a T9 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and placing 143rd on the money list. 2003: Finished 19th on Nationwide Tour to return to the PGA TOUR for the first time since 2000. Claimed his second career Nationwide Tour victory at the Miccosukee Championship. 2000: Made just four of 25 cuts on PGA TOUR. 1998: Won the Miami Valley Open. 1997: In his rookie PGA TOUR season, made eight cuts in 21 tournament starts and a season-best T23 finish at the Quad Cities Classic. 1996: Earned initial TOUR card by finishing T39 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Two-time Indiana Open champion. Three-time winner on Hooters Tour. |
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| Nationwide TourPlayoff Record | |
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