Pat McGowan

Pat McGowan
Pat McGowan
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Ray McGowan
Born	November 27, 1954 (age 70); Grand Forks, North Dakota
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Brigham Young University
Turned professional	1977
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1981, 1984
PGA Championship	4th: 1983
U.S. Open	T13: 1983
The Open Championship	DNP

Patrick Ray McGowan (born November 27, 1954) is an American professional golf instructor and former PGA Tour player.

Early life and amateur career

McGowan was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended Brigham Young University. He played on the golf team with fellow PGA Tour player Mike Reid and graduated in 1977.

McGowan developed his game under the tutelage of Warren McCarty, head pro at Colusa Golf and Country Club, and Karl Tucker, golf coach at Brigham Young University.

Professional career

McGowan qualified for the PGA Tour on his first attempt at Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School, playing at Pinehurst. McGowan was named Golf Digest / Rolex Rookie-of-the-Year in 1978.

One highlight of McGowan's career came in the 1984 Sacramento Classic in the Tournament Players Series during which he defeated Steve Hart in a playoff. Other highlights include a 2nd-place finish in the 1978 Canadian Open to Bruce Lietzke. During the Quad Cities Open in 1982, he was tied for the lead after three rounds with Calvin Peete and Jeff Mitchell. A final round 67 left him tied for second behind Payne Stewart who finished with a 63. McGowan also finished second to Calvin Peete in the 1986 USF&G Classic, while his best finish in a major was 4th in the 1983 PGA Championship at Riviera Country Club.

During more recent years, his game and career have been influenced by Peggy Kirk Bell, his mother-in-law and one of golf’s leading instructors, and David Orr, Head Teaching Professional at Pine Needles.

Personal life

McGowan met his wife, Bonnie, daughter of Peggy Kirk and late "Bullet" Bell, at Fall 1977 PGA Tour Qualifying School at Pinehurst in North Carolina.

Awards and honors

In 1978, McGowan was named Golf Digest / Rolex Rookie-of-the-Year.

Professional wins (2)

1980 Northern California Open
1984 Sacramento Classic

Playoff record

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1985	Chrysler Team Championship (with John Fought)	Charlie Bolling and Brad Fabel, Jim Colbert and Tom Purtzer, Raymond Floyd and Hal Sutton, Gary Hallberg and Scott Hoch	Floyd/Sutton won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1978	1980	1981	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Masters Tournament			CUT		CUT
U.S. Open	T27	T16		T13	T38
PGA Championship				4	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Note: McGowen never played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

External links

Pat McGowan at the PGA Tour official site
Pat McGowan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site