Daniel Bowden Class: Sophomore Hometown: Easley, S.C. High School: Easley Height / Weight: 6-2 / 160 Birthdate: 11/29/1987 Experience: 1 letter

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Only freshman to make the traveling squad in the fall of 2006, wound up playing in three events for the team, and played one as an individual.

Fall 2007: Played in two events last 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

Career low round: 71, CSU Fall Invitational (-1), 1st round, 2007
Career low tournament score: 221, Brickyard Collegiate (+5), 2007
Career best finish: T34, Brickyard Collegiate, 2007