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Made the starting lineup for the team in five events, and played in three others as an individual ... Only freshman to make the traveling squad in the fall of 2006-07 ... Transferred to Furman following the 2007-08 school year.
2007-08: Participated in five events, two for the team ... Averaged 75.64 strokes over 14 rounds, and counted for the team in three of six rounds ... Best finish in a team event was a tie for 57th at the UH Hilo Invitational ... Played in two events in the fall as an individual, tied for 34th at the Brickyard Collegiate for his best performance.
2006-07: First qualified for the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, and his tie for 42nd remains his highest finish ... Shot 76-74-77, for a 17-over-par total of 227 ... Made the traveling squad for three spring events, with a high finish of T88 at the Puerto Rico Classic ... Played as an individual at the U.S. Collegiate ... 78.40 spring stroke average, 77.77 overall.
Amateur: 2007: T-11 at the Southeastern Amateur ... T-33 at the Palmetto Amateur ... 2006: Tied for 22nd at the Southeastern Amateur (+5 285) ... Participated in three Georgia-South Carolina Challenge Matches (2002, 2004, 2005).
High School: Individual state champion in South Carolina in 2005, leading Easley High School to the AAAA state team title ... Made the All-state team in 2004, AAAA all-region in 2005 and 2006 ... Once shot 30 for nine holes in a high school match ... Participated in the 2006 North-South High School team matches ... Graduated third in a class of 277, and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Junior golf: Four tournament victories, including the 2004 and 2005 Junior Peach Blossom, the 2004 Upstate Junior Classic and the 2003 South Carolina Junior All-Stars Championship ... Second at the 2005 Junior Azalea Invitational.
Personal: Full name is Daniel Kyle Bowden ... Born November 28, 1987 in Valdosta, Ga. ... Son of Bo and Marian Bowden ... Bo, head pro at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Sunset, S.C., graduated from Tech in 1980 and played on the golf team from 1976-79 ... Grandfather, Earl Bowden, played golf at Georgia, was the 1966 Southeastern Amateur Champion ... Grandfather Leo Akins received a Purple Heart in World War II ... Enjoys playing basketball, table tennis, X-Box, writing poetry, among other things ... Majoring in Management.
Collegiate Tournament Results
| 2006-07 | ||
| T42 | Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (+17) | 76-74-77 - 227 |
| 92 | UH-Hilo Intercollegiate (+17) | 73-78-76 - 227 |
| T88 | Puerto Rico Classic (+25) | 81-79-81 - 241 |
| - | Georgia State (dual match) | 77 |
| 72 | United States Collegiate Championship (+23) | 80-80-79 - 239 |
| 2007-08 | ||
| T34# | Brickyard Collegiate (+5) | 72-77-72 - 221 |
| T53# | CSU Fall Invitational (+20) | 71-87-78 - 236 |
| T57 | UH Hilo Invitational (+6) | 77-70-69 - 216 |
| T68 | United States Collegiate Championship (+20) | 75-81-80 - 236 |
| T40# | Yale Spring Opener (+10) | 76-74 - 150 |
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Trn | T10 | T20 | Rnds/Cnt | Strk | Avg. | Lo | Hi | Par | 60s |
| 2006-07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13/2 | 1011 | 77.77 | 68 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | #14/3 | 1059 | 75.64 | 69 | 87 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | #27/5 | 2070 | 76.67 | 68 | 87 | 3 | 1 |
Career low round: 69, UH Hilo Invitational (-1), 3rd round, 2008
Career low tournament score: 216, UH Hilo Invitational (+6). 2008
Career best finish: T34, Brickyard Collegiate, 2007
