Heather Bowie Young (born March 23, 1975) is an American professional golfer who played on the

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. She played under her maiden name, Heather Bowie, until her marriage in 2006, and is also referred to as Heather Young. Bowie was born in

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She played college golf at Arizona State University, playing on two NCAA Women's Division I Championship teams in 1994 and 1995. She transferred to the

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and won the NCAA Women's Division I Individual Championship in 1997. While at Texas, she was named the winner of the Honda Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) for golf. She won the

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in 1995 for her golfing and academic success. Bowie turned professional in 1997 and played on the

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in 1998 and 1999. Bowie joined the LPGA Tour in 2000 and has won once on Tour in 2005.LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-08
Bowie played on the U.S. team in the

2003 Solheim Cup The 2003 Solheim Cup was the eighth Solheim Cup, held 12–14 September 2003 at Barsebäck Golf & Country Club in Loddekopinge, Skåne, Sweden. This was the first time the European team hosted outside of the United Kingdom. When Rosie Jone ...

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

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(representing the United States): 2003

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* American female golfers Arizona State Sun Devils women's golfers Texas Longhorns women's golfers LPGA Tour golfers Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Golfers from Washington, D.C. 1975 births Living people {{US-golf-bio-stub