Craig David Bowden (born June 18, 1968) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who has played on the

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and the

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. He has two children. Bowden played college golf at the

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and in 1989 was a member of the

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Championship team. 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 SwingThought, formerly the NGA Pro Golf Tour, is the oldest developmental golf tour based in the United States. The tour was acquired by Golf Interact in 2014 and rebranded as SwingThought. The tour consists of around 25 professional golf tourna ...

. At the end of the 2016 season, he ranked 15th on the career

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money list. 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

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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)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (8)

*1992 Prestonwood CC (Hooters Tour) *1993 Magnolia Point CC (Hooters Tour) *1994

*1995

, Heritage Links CC (Hooters Tour) *2014

*2015 Indiana PGA Championship *2017 Indiana PGA Championship

Results in major championships

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

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