| Jonathan Bowers |
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General: Made a strong debut his freshman year and has a wealth of potential ... Solid ball-striker ... Mixes a great short game with will and heart to get the most out of his rounds ... Coaching staff says he will get better as he improves his strength and works on his swing, which will lead to more length ... Already an impressive player to watch on the course.
2007-08: Played in three fall tournaments with his best finish coming at NU's Windon Memorial Classic where he placed 14th ... Competed in the Windon as an individual and not part of NU's team contingent ... Opened the Windon with rounds of 69 and 70 ... Placed 23rd at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge ... Took part in seven spring tournaments, placing in the top 20 three times ... Tied for seventh place at a Dual Match against Jacksonville in the spring season ... Shot a 69 in the second round of the Notre Dame Spring Invitational, earning a 12th place finish ... Shot (-1) in the opening round of the Big Ten Championship, finishing in 13th place ... Finished the season with a 75.32 stroke average.
2006-07: A solid contributor for the Wildcats right out of the gate, earning three top-10 and one top-20 finish in his first four collegiate events ... Ended the season with a 75.60 stroke average -- third-best on the team ... Tied with his teammate David Merkow for the team-high in top-10 finishes with three ... Tallied one more top-20 finish in the spring at the Kepler Intercollegiate (14th) ... Best finish of year came at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge, where he fired three rounds of 75 or lower to earn a fourth-place finish ... Fired six rounds of par or better, highlighted by shooting his low round of 70 on three different occasions.
High School: 2005 Ohio High School individual state champion ... Led Bishop Watterson to the team title in the 2004, finishing in second individually ... Qualified for the 2005 USGA Junior Amateur and advanced to the second round of match play ... Finished second, fifth and 10th in the three AJGA events he played in 2005 ... First-team all-Central Catholic League for all four years of high school ... First-team all-district in 2004 and 2005 ... District MVP in 2005 ... 2004 and '05 Suburban News Boys Golfer of the Year ... Ohio High Magazine Man of the Year in Boys Golf for 2005 ... Team MVP in 2004 and '05 ... Team co-captain from 2004-06 ... Played against fellow NU golfers Chris Wilson and Kyle Moore in high school, and fellow freshman David Lipsky in junior events ... Senior class president ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Jonathan William Bowers on 2/29/88 ... Son of Rose and Bill Bowers ... Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, TCU, Xavier and Miami (Ohio) ... Major is undecided.
Bowers' Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2006-07 35 2646 75.60 70
2007-08 28 2109 75.32 69
Career 63 4755 75.46 69
