Ryder Cowan

Photo by: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.
High School:
Oklahoma Christian School

Year	Events	Rounds	Rds in 60s	Wins	T5	T10	T20	Average	vs. Par	Low	Best Finish	Matches
2023-24	11	35	6	0	2	3	4	71.69	0.20	66	T4	4-0-1
2024-25	14	43	12	0	3	6	10	70.51	-0.28	66	2	2-1-0
2025-26	14	43	18	2	4	6	10	70.12	-1.26	62	1 (2x)	1-0-0
Career	39	121	36	2	9	15	24	70.71	-0.49	62	1 (2x)	7-1-1

RECORDS
Lowest 18-hole score: 62; 2025 Ka'anapali Classic - Round 2
Lowest 54-hole score: 193; 2025 Ka'anapali Classic
Best finish: 1st - 2025 Ka'anapali Classic and 2026 Valspar Collegiate Inv.
Best WAGR Ranking: 8th (Aug. 5, 2026)
Scoreboard by Clippd Profile

2025-26 (JUNIOR)
Consensus second-team All-American (GCAA, Golfweek) ... All-SEC First Team ... PING All-Region selection ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... finished the year ranked 14th in the national rankings ... played all 14 events with 43 rounds in the lineup ... team-low season scoring average of 70.12 (-1.26) ... season score vs. par of -1.26 was the third-best in a full season in OU history ... 27 rounds of par-or-better were the third-most in a season at OU ... 172 birdies were the third-most in OU history ... 18 rounds in the 60s were tied for the second-most in program history ... 10 top-20 finishes, six top-10s, four top-five finishes and two wins ... finished T8 at the Ben Hogan Collegiate ... won the Ka'anapali Classic by tying the school record with a 193 (-20) ... tied for eighth at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate ... earned third place at the Maridoe Collegiate ... tied for 17th at the SEC Championship and went 1-0 in match play ... finished 8-under par to finish T4 at the NCAA Corvallis Regional ... was OU's top finisher (T28) at the NCAA Championships.

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)
GCAA All-America honoree ... PING All-Region honoree ... finished the season ranked 40th in Clippd rankings ... played all 14 events and 43 rounds in the OU lineup ... scoring average of 70.51 (-0.28) ranked second on the team ... led the team with 10 top-20 finishes, including six top 10s and three top fives ... 30 par-or-better rounds set OU record ... opened the fall with a T14 finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate ... tied for sixth at the Ben Hogan Collegiate ... finished T4 and won his match at the Stephens Cup ... fired a career-low 204 (-9) to finish T14 at the Ka’anapali Classic ... posted a T9 finish at the Puerto Rico Classic ... runner-up at the Maridoe Intercollegiate, leading the Sooners to a team title ... took fourth at the Aggie Invitational to close the regular season ... carded a career-low 66 in round two of the SEC Championship and finished T16 ... tied for 10th at the NCAA Amherst Regional ... closed season with a T22 finish at the NCAA Championship, helping OU advance to match play, where he won his quarterfinal match.

2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
GCAA Freshman All-American ... PING All-Region honoree ... Big 12 All-Tournament Team ... Played 11 events and 35 rounds, including 10 starts in the OU lineup ... Scoring average of 71.69 (0.20) ranked fourth among qualifying NCAA freshmen ... Posted four top-20 finishes, three top 10s and a pair of top fives, including a season-best T4 finish at the Big 12 Championship ... Made college debut as an individual at the Husky Invitational (T52) ... Posted first top-10 finish at the Pauma Valley Invite (T5) ... Made starts at the Big 12 Championship (T4), NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional (T11) and NCAA Championship (T67).

OTHER COMPETITIONS

2026: Low amateur at U.S. Open at Shinnecock, Walker Cup selection, U.S. Amateur match play qualifier and advanced to Round of 16, received exemption to play in 3M Open, played for Team USA at Arnold Palmer Cup, runner-up at Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship ... 2025: U.S. Amateur qualifier ... 2024: U.S. Amateur qualifier ... 2023: U.S. Amateur qualifier, T6 at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley ... 2022: T3 at the PING Invitational ... Junior: Won the 2023 Oklahoma State Junior Championship, runner-up at the Oklahoma Golf Association Match Play Championship, 2019 Drive, Chip & Putt National runner-up.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 7 prospect in the country by Golfweek … Top player in Oklahoma in the class of 2023 … Two-time AJGA Rolex All-America honoree … Two-time Oklahoma Boys State Champion for Oklahoma Christian School … 2023 Oklahoma All-State selection by the Oklahoma Coaches Association.