Honors and Awards
2021-22 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
GS President's List Fall 2021
2020-21 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2019-20 Named to GS President's List in the fall and the Dean's List in the spring
2018-19Â Named to GS Dean's List in the spring
Fifth (2022-23): Competed in three events and posted a 73.67 scoring average in nine rounds • Best round was a 70 on the final day of the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate • Best finish was a T11 at the Sharkey.
Senior (2021-22): Competed in three events and played in the lineup at the Bank of Tennessee Collegiate • Carded a 70 in the second round in Tennessee and a 70 in the final round of the Schenkel Invitational for his best rounds of the season.Â
Junior (2020-21): Played in seven events and was in the lineup for six • Posted a 74.81 scoring average • Tied for sixth at the Graeme McDowell Invitational for his best finish of the season • Shot his lowest round of the season, a 69, five times • Took 15th at the Scenic City Collegiate and tied for 15th at the Bash in the Boro.
Sophomore (2019-20): Tied for second on the team and ranked 11th in the Sun Belt in scoring average at 71.33 • Led the team with seven tournaments and 21 rounds played • Posted two top-5s and three top-20s • Shot a season low 66 twice – at the Old Town Collegiate and at the JT Poston Invitational • Shot 212 (-3), including a final round 69 to tie for third at the Colleton River Collegiate • Tied for fifth at the GS Individual Collegiate after posting a 215 (-1) • Shot a 208 (-2) to tie for 16th at the Old Town Collegiate • Shot 12 rounds of par or better • Was in the lineup for both of the Eagles’ team tournament wins.
Freshman (2018-19): Mid-year transfer from Ohio State, who played in the lineup for the first time at the Sun Belt Championship • Shot a season-low 67 in the final round of the conference championship to tie for 15th • Overcame a four-hole deficit with four holes to play to win his match in the Sun Belt Match Play semifinals • Shot even par to tie for 15th at the Stanford Regional and help the Eagles advance to the NCAA Finals.
Before Georgia Southern
Mid-year transfer from Ohio State as a freshman -Â played in three events and posted a 76.56 scoring average
Best finish was a 28th-place outing after shooting 73-76-73=222 (+6) in the Gordin Classic
2016 Georgia State Amateur Champion
Youngest Georgia amateur champion since Bobby Jones in 1916
Top ranked player in Georgia in the 2018 class and No. 33 nationally according to Junior Golf Scoreboard
Advanced to match play at the 2017 US Junior Amateur
Led Terrell Academy to the 2017 and 2018 Class AA State Title and also claimed the state individual championship both seasons
Owns the course record at Clearfork Valley Golf Course in West Virginia with a 15-under 56
Vice President of his class
Personal: Born Sept. 5, 1999, in Beckley, West Virginia • The son of Toney and Angie Bowles • Toney was also a collegiate golfer at Bluefield State in West Virginia • Has one older brother, Corey Bowles.
Major:Â Biology.
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| Career Snapshot |
| Year |
Starts |
Rds |
Strk |
Avg. |
Low Rd. |
Low 54 |
Top Finish |
Top-5 |
Top-10 |
Top-20 |
| 2018-19 |
5 |
15 |
1117 |
74.46 |
67-SBC |
210 (-3) |
T15-twice |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2019-20 |
7 |
21 |
1498 |
71.33 |
66-twice |
208 (-2) |
T3-Colleton |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 2020-21 |
7 |
21 |
1571 |
74.81 |
69-5 times |
214 (-2) |
T6-Graeme |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 2021-22 |
3 |
9 |
684 |
76.00 |
70-Tenn. |
217 (+1) |
40-Sharkey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022-23 |
3 |
9 |
663 |
73.67 |
70-Sharkey |
218 (+2) |
T11-Sharkey |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
25 |
75 |
5,533 |
73.77 |
66-twice |
208 (-2) |
T3-Colleton |
2 |
3 |
8 |
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| Career Scorecard |
| 2018-19 |
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| Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
| GS Individual Collegiate |
74-78-77=229 |
+13 |
T47 |
| Schenkel Invitational* |
76-79-70=225 |
+9 |
T52 |
| Sun Belt Championship |
70-73-67=210 |
-3 |
T15 |
| NCAA Stanford Regional |
69-71-70=210 |
E |
T15 |
| NCAA Championships |
81-82-80=243 |
+27 |
-- |
| *Played as an individual |
|
|
|
| 2019-20 |
|
|
|
| Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
| Old Town Collegiate |
66-69-73=208 |
-2 |
T16 |
| JT Poston Invitational |
66-71-73=210 |
-3 |
T30 |
| Fighting Irish Classic |
75-73-77=225 |
+12 |
T58 |
| White Sands Intercollegiate* |
73-72-67=212 |
-4 |
T22 |
| GS Individual Collegiate |
72-71-72=215 |
-1 |
T5 |
| Gator Invitational |
69-74-73=216 |
+6 |
T31 |
| Colleton River Collegiate |
71-72-69=212 |
-4 |
T3 |
| *Played as an individual |
|
|
|
| 2020-21 |
|
|
|
| Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
| Scenic City Collegiate |
77-69-79=225 |
+9 |
15 |
| Graeme McDowell Invitational |
72-69=73=214 |
-2 |
T6 |
| Bash in the Boro |
73-69-76=218 |
+2 |
T15 |
| Gator Invitational |
75-76-69=220 |
+10 |
T105 |
| Seminole Invitational* |
75-75-81=231 |
+15 |
T75 |
| Schenkel Invitational |
69-76-77=222 |
+6 |
T29 |
| Mountaineer Invitational |
81-86-74=241 |
+25 |
T67 |
| 2021-22 |
|
|
|
| Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
| Bank of Tennessee Collegiate |
74-70-73=217 |
+1 |
T42 |
| Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate |
87-82-77=246 |
+30 |
40 |
| Schenkel Invitational* |
74-77-70=221 |
+5 |
T42 |
| *Played as an individual |
|
|
|
| 2022-23 |
|
|
|
| Tournament |
Scores |
Par |
Finish |
| Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate |
75-73-70=218 |
+2 |
T11 |
| Gators Invitational* |
79-76-71=226 |
+16 |
T64 |
| Schenkel Invitational* |
75-71-73=219 |
+3 |
T28 |
| *Played as an individual |
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