Bowen Ballis - Men's Golf - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Bowen Ballis Season 2024-25

Class Freshman
Hometown The Woodlands, Texas
High School The Woodlands College Park
Major Undeclared
Bio

Vanderbilt Career

  • Career scoring average: 73.50
  • 18-Hole Low Total: 70, Two times: Last: 2024 Turtle Point Invitational, Round 2
  • 18-Hole Low vs. Par: 2-under 70, 2024 Turtle Point Invitational, Round 2
  • 54-Hole Low: 7-over Total 220, 2024 Colonel Shootout
  • 54-Hole Low vs. Par: 7-over 220, 2024 Colonel Shootout
  • Best Finish: T-33rd, 2024 Turtle Point Invitational

As a Freshman (2024-25)

  • Participated in two events during the 2024 fall season and held a scoring average of 73.50
  • Made his Vanderbilt debut playing as an individual at the 2024 Colonel Shootout and also played as an individual at the 2024 Turtle Point Invitational
  • Best finish came at the Turtle Point Invitational, where he tied for 33rd
  • Posted a personal-best 54-hole score vs. par at the Turtle Point Invitational by carding 5-over 221
  • Season-low 18-hole score came at the 2024 Colonel Shootout, where he carded 200 (+7) to finish in a tie for 37th
  • Posted a career-low 18-hole score of 2-under 70 in Round 2 of the Turtle Point Invitational
  • Shot 1-under 70 in Round 2 of the Colonel Shootout
  • Played at the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and the North & South Amateur Championship

The Ballis File

  • Ranked the No. 17-best high school prospect in the nation by Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Junior Golf Scoreboard listed him as the third-ranked player in Texas
  • Twice won the American Junior Golf Association’s Bass Pro Shops Junior Championship (’21, ’22)
  • Won the 2024 AJGA Simplify Boys Championship
  • Finished at 9-under 204 to win the 2021 AJGA Bass Pro Shop Junior title, then he followed that up by carding 3-under 210 at the 2022 championship
  • Tied for sixth at the AJGA Jack Burke Jr. Invitational after carding 3-under 213
  • Attended The Woodlands College Park High School in Woodlands, Texas