# John Dowdall

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American golfer (born 1960)

John Dowdall Personal information Full name John N. Dowdall Born (1960-06-23) June 23, 1960 (age 66) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Sporting nationality United States Residence Houston, Texas, U.S. Career College Northeast Louisiana University Turned professional 1997[a] Former tours PGA Tour Ben Hogan Tour U.S. Golf Tour Professional wins 2 Number of wins by tour Korn Ferry Tour 1 Other 1

**John N. Dowdall** (born June 23, 1960) is an American [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer).

## Early life and amateur career

Dowdall was born in [Shreveport, Louisiana](/source/Shreveport%2C_Louisiana). He played college golf at [Northeast Louisiana University](/source/Northeast_Louisiana_University)[1]

## Professional career

Dowdall turned professional and played on the [Ben Hogan Tour](/source/Ben_Hogan_Tour) (now Nationwide Tour) and [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) from 1990 to 1997. On the Ben Hogan Tour (1992, 1994–96), his best finish was a win at the 1992 [Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open](/source/Ben_Hogan_Hawkeye_Open). On the PGA Tour (1990, 1993, 1997), his best finish was T-26 at the 1993 [Shell Houston Open](/source/Shell_Houston_Open).

## Reinstated amateur status

Dowdall was re-instated as an amateur.[2][3]

## Professional wins (2)

### Ben Hogan Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up 1 Jul 26, 1992 Ben Hogan Hawkeye Open −8 (67-67=134)[b] 1 stroke Kevin Sutherland

### U.S. Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up 1 Jun 9, 1991 Indian Hills Open −25 (64-63-66-66=259) 3 strokes Greg Parker, John Riegger

## See also

- [1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/1992_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates)

- [1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates](/source/1996_PGA_Tour_Qualifying_School_graduates)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Amateur status reinstated in 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-weather_5-0)** Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["ULM Warhawks Golf 2011-12"](http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f388fd?SPSID=596648&SPID=10974&DB_OEM_ID=19000#/d5f388fd/16). Retrieved June 1, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Houston Golf Association - 2006 City Amateur"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814021746/http://hga.org/06_cityam.cfm). Archived from [the original](http://hga.org/06_cityam.cfm) on August 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Storylines From The 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023225/http://www.usamateur.org/2005/news/storylines.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.usamateur.org/2005/news/storylines.html) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

## External links

- [John Dowdall](https://www.pgatour.com/player/06144) at the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) official site

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