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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

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Colin Bowles

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Albany, Ga.
  • High School Terrell Academy
  • Prev School Ohio State
  • Instagram colinbowles10
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Biography

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
2018-19 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. 

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 - 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: Biology.

 
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
 
Career Scorecard
2018-19
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

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

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    2021-22Senior

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  • 2022-23Fifth Year