» Graduated from the University of Arkansas in the spring of 2022 with a degree in finance ... Was pursing his Master's in Operations Management.
» The program's first player to be a three-time SEC Community Service Team selection.
» Has earned SEC All-Academic recognition five times (four times as SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and once as SEC First-Year Honor Roll).
As a Senior (2022-23)
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year ... Posted a career-best 72.56 scoring average ... Was the team's hottest player as his career came to a close ... Over his last four events played, shot in the 60's seven of his 12 rounds played ... Tied for eighth at the NCAA Salem Regional, shooting 205 (-11) ... The 205 was the second-best, 54-hole score by a Razorback as was hia -11 score in relation to par at an NCAA Regional (trailing teammate Segundo Oliva Pinto's 203) ... His 65 in the opening round of the Regional ties Segundo Oliva Pinto for the lowest round by a Razorback at a Regional ... Tied for 13th at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial shooting a 4-under 209 (66-74-69) with a season-high 15 birdies ... At the SEC Championship, tied for 19th with an even-par 210 (68-69-73) ... Opened the NCAA Championship with a 67 - the fourth-best, single-round by a Razorback at an NCAA Championship.
As a Junior (2021-22)
» 2022 Srixon/Cleveland Golf NCAA Division I All-America Scholar
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
» SEC Community Service Team
Named to the SEC Community Service Team and the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third straight year ... ... Srixon/Cleveland Golf NCAA Division I All-America Scholar ... Played in nine events, helping Arkansas win the Blessings Collegiate and the SEC Fall Match Play titles ... Came on strong in the spring with four rounds in the 60s, including a 69-74-69 at thee Cabo Collegiate and 75-69-69 at the SEC Championship ... Was the Hogs' top finisher at the Aggie Invitational (T-19 / 74-81/73) and the SEC Championship (T-25) ... Fired rounds of 71-71 over the final 36 holes at the NCAA Columbus Regional to propel Arkansas to a fourth-place finish and berth to the NCAA Championship ... Shot a second-round 75 to help Arkansas place ninth at the NCAA Championship ... Opened the season by tying for 10th at the Carmel Cup (68-75-70=213 / -3).
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
» SEC Community Service Team
Named to the SEC Community Service Team and the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year ... Played in three events, two with the team and one as an individual ... Had a season stroke average of 74.63 with an eagle, 18 birdies and 87 pars ... Played in the season-opening Blessing Collegiate Invitational and tied for 46th ... Tallied his best career finish after tying for fifth at the Individual Spring Kickoff in Irving, Texas ... Had rounds of 72-71 for a 1-over-par 143 ... HIs score counted in two of the three rounds at the Collegiate Invitational, shooting 70-79-77.
As a Sophomore (2019-20)
» SEC Community Service Team
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Redshirted ... Named to the SEC Community Service team and earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2018-19)
» SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll honors ... Played in eight events, five as an individual ... Finished with a stroke average of 76.52 over 32 rounds ... His best outing was a T-13th at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate, shooting rounds of 69-72-70 for a 2-under-par 211 ... Fired 13 birdies ... Was on a starting lineup for the season-opener at the Carmel Cup as well as the following event at the Gopher Invitational ... Thanks to his effort at Cabo, also cracked the starting lineup at the Valspar.
High School
Four-time first team All-State, collecting two state titles, a runner-up and a seventh-place finish ... Won the AJGA Junior All-Star at Lost Springs and posted a top-10 finish at the AJGA Rome Junior Classic ...Named the 2015 Wendy’s Arkansas High School Golfer of the Year ... Captured back-to-back 6A Individual State Championships in 2015 and 2016 .... Finished runner-up in the state as a freshman in 2014 ... As a senior in 2017, placed seventh at 6A state championship ... A member of four state championship teams and helped lead his high school team to a 183-3 match record in four years ... Played in the 2018 PGA Junior Boys Championship and tied for 35th ... Played in the 2017 and 2018 US Junior Amateur, advancing to match play in 2016 ... Finished runner-up at the 2016 ASGA High School Overall Tournament and is a three-time ASGA High School Overall Tournament qualifier ... A three-time 6A East Conference Medalist ... A four-time ASGA Tournament Champion, a three-time USJGT Tournament Champion and won the USJGT Director’s Award for excellent play and sportsmanship.
Personal
Bown Sept. 27, 1999, in Jonesboro, Ark. ... Son on Bobby and Staci Gibson ... Has two siblings, Ro and Win Paul ... Majoring in business finance.
» The program's first player to be a three-time SEC Community Service Team selection.
» Has earned SEC All-Academic recognition five times (four times as SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and once as SEC First-Year Honor Roll).
As a Senior (2022-23)
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the fourth straight year ... Posted a career-best 72.56 scoring average ... Was the team's hottest player as his career came to a close ... Over his last four events played, shot in the 60's seven of his 12 rounds played ... Tied for eighth at the NCAA Salem Regional, shooting 205 (-11) ... The 205 was the second-best, 54-hole score by a Razorback as was hia -11 score in relation to par at an NCAA Regional (trailing teammate Segundo Oliva Pinto's 203) ... His 65 in the opening round of the Regional ties Segundo Oliva Pinto for the lowest round by a Razorback at a Regional ... Tied for 13th at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial shooting a 4-under 209 (66-74-69) with a season-high 15 birdies ... At the SEC Championship, tied for 19th with an even-par 210 (68-69-73) ... Opened the NCAA Championship with a 67 - the fourth-best, single-round by a Razorback at an NCAA Championship.
As a Junior (2021-22)
» 2022 Srixon/Cleveland Golf NCAA Division I All-America Scholar
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
» SEC Community Service Team
Named to the SEC Community Service Team and the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the third straight year ... ... Srixon/Cleveland Golf NCAA Division I All-America Scholar ... Played in nine events, helping Arkansas win the Blessings Collegiate and the SEC Fall Match Play titles ... Came on strong in the spring with four rounds in the 60s, including a 69-74-69 at thee Cabo Collegiate and 75-69-69 at the SEC Championship ... Was the Hogs' top finisher at the Aggie Invitational (T-19 / 74-81/73) and the SEC Championship (T-25) ... Fired rounds of 71-71 over the final 36 holes at the NCAA Columbus Regional to propel Arkansas to a fourth-place finish and berth to the NCAA Championship ... Shot a second-round 75 to help Arkansas place ninth at the NCAA Championship ... Opened the season by tying for 10th at the Carmel Cup (68-75-70=213 / -3).
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
» SEC Community Service Team
Named to the SEC Community Service Team and the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year ... Played in three events, two with the team and one as an individual ... Had a season stroke average of 74.63 with an eagle, 18 birdies and 87 pars ... Played in the season-opening Blessing Collegiate Invitational and tied for 46th ... Tallied his best career finish after tying for fifth at the Individual Spring Kickoff in Irving, Texas ... Had rounds of 72-71 for a 1-over-par 143 ... HIs score counted in two of the three rounds at the Collegiate Invitational, shooting 70-79-77.
As a Sophomore (2019-20)
» SEC Community Service Team
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Redshirted ... Named to the SEC Community Service team and earned SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2018-19)
» SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll honors ... Played in eight events, five as an individual ... Finished with a stroke average of 76.52 over 32 rounds ... His best outing was a T-13th at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate, shooting rounds of 69-72-70 for a 2-under-par 211 ... Fired 13 birdies ... Was on a starting lineup for the season-opener at the Carmel Cup as well as the following event at the Gopher Invitational ... Thanks to his effort at Cabo, also cracked the starting lineup at the Valspar.
High School
Four-time first team All-State, collecting two state titles, a runner-up and a seventh-place finish ... Won the AJGA Junior All-Star at Lost Springs and posted a top-10 finish at the AJGA Rome Junior Classic ...Named the 2015 Wendy’s Arkansas High School Golfer of the Year ... Captured back-to-back 6A Individual State Championships in 2015 and 2016 .... Finished runner-up in the state as a freshman in 2014 ... As a senior in 2017, placed seventh at 6A state championship ... A member of four state championship teams and helped lead his high school team to a 183-3 match record in four years ... Played in the 2018 PGA Junior Boys Championship and tied for 35th ... Played in the 2017 and 2018 US Junior Amateur, advancing to match play in 2016 ... Finished runner-up at the 2016 ASGA High School Overall Tournament and is a three-time ASGA High School Overall Tournament qualifier ... A three-time 6A East Conference Medalist ... A four-time ASGA Tournament Champion, a three-time USJGT Tournament Champion and won the USJGT Director’s Award for excellent play and sportsmanship.
Personal
Bown Sept. 27, 1999, in Jonesboro, Ark. ... Son on Bobby and Staci Gibson ... Has two siblings, Ro and Win Paul ... Majoring in business finance.