Gary Cowan
Summary
Wins
- 1966 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 285
- 1971 U.S. Amateur Wilmington Country Club · 280
Results by championship
Best day
1966 U.S. Amateur
Merion Golf Club · won 285
Canada's Gary Cowan tied two-time champion Deane Beman at 285 at Merion, then won the 18-hole playoff 75 to 76.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1966.
Career line, 1966–1971
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
Gary Cowan was born on October 28, 1938, in Kitchener, Ontario. Cowan won the 1966 U.S. Amateur and the 1971 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (2)
- 1966 U.S. Amateur Merion Golf Club · 285
- 1971 U.S. Amateur Wilmington Country Club · 280
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1990 Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1959 Commonwealth Tournament team
- 1963 Commonwealth Tournament team
- 1967 Commonwealth Tournament team
- 1971 Commonwealth Tournament team (winners)
- 1960 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1962 Eisenhower Trophy team (individual leader)
- 1964 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1966 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1968 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1970 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1978 Eisenhower Trophy team
- 1958 Americas Cup team
- 1960 Americas Cup team
- 1961 Americas Cup team
Source: Wikipedia: Gary Cowan
Known for
- Gary Cowan is a Canadian amateur golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.