2008-09 (W) Golf Roster

Mary Kate Bowman

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • High School R.J. Reynolds

Biography

2007-2008: Competed in all five tournaments during the fall season ... shot her lowest round with a 74 at the Draper Intercollegiate ... her top finish also came at Draper when she tied for 11th of 82 ... averaged 79.33 in 12 rounds in the fall ... recorded her highest finish in the spring season at the Gainesville Shootout, where she tied for 17th ... lowest round of the season came on the second day in Gainesville where she shot a 74 ... finished 35th at the SoCon tournament with rounds of 86-85-80 ... shot a team-best 80.7 over 24 rounds for the year ... named NGCA all-American scholar.

2006-2007: Competed in all eight tournaments, including the SoCon Championship ... finished the SoCon Tournament tied for 29th-of-40 with rounds of 84 and 79 ... best performance came during the Draper Valley Invitational, shooting rounds of 75, 74 and 76 to tie for 13th among 94 participants ... 80.57 strokes over 21 rounds.

2005-06:: Played every round for the Mountaineers as a freshman ... turned in two of the 10 best rounds in ASU history (71 at Great Smokies Invitational and 73 at Draper Invitational) ... collected best finish at Shamrock Intercollegiate (18th) ... excelled in the classroom as a member the National Golf Coaches Association all-American Scholar Team, the Southern Conference academic honor roll and recipient of SoCon Commissioner’s Medal.

High School:: Placed second at the North Carolina state women's golf tournament ... coached by David Small ... also named all-conference in swimming as a senior.

Amateur: Finished 16th at 2006 N.C. Women's Amateur ... won championship flight of 2006 Carolinas Women's Match Play Championship, defeating one of the nation's top senior amateurs (Patty Moore) in the finals.

Personal: Full name is Mary Kate Bowman ... daughter of Rose Lynne and Tim Bowman ... enjoys snowboarding, backpacking and listening to music ... father played golf at Lenoir-Rhyne College ... majoring in musical education (instrumental) ... plays trombone in ASU's Marching Band (North Carolina's Band of Distinction).