Fluff was an accomplished golfer for the Statesmen finishing second in the Iowa Conference Championship in 1969 and winning the tournament the following year. He was also a part of the 1969 IIAC team championship, one of the two team championships that the Statesmen Golf program has won in its history.
After his time at Penn golf remained in his life and he found himself caddying professionally for Ed Sabo in 1978. A few years later he was carrying the bag of PGA Tour star Peter Jacobsen, a job he did for 18 years. However, Fluff’s status really began to take off when he was hired to caddy for PGA Tour great and one of the best golfers of all time Tiger Woods. Woods and Fluff worked together for three years in which he helped Tiger win his first major championship in the 1997 Masters. After parting ways with Woods he was signed by Jim Furyk, a consistent winner on the PGA Tour, in a partnership that still exists today. Again, Fluff was responsible for helping with another Major championship when Furyk won the 2003 US Open.
In the fall of 2008, Mike “Fluff” Cowan came back to William Penn to be inducted into the athletic hall of fame and participate in the Statesmen “Fluff” Classic Golf Tournament. The tournament had over a hundred participants and all proceeds went to the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Golf teams. I, and many other members of the Statesmen Golf Team, had the unique opportunity of meeting Fluff during this time. We found him to be one of the most down to earth and friendly individuals. He took time out of the busy PGA Tour season, with only weeks left of preparation until the Ryder Cup, to come and raise money for a program that is always in need.
Mike is yet another famous alum that has accomplished so much after his time at Penn. Next time you see Fluff on National Television, just remember he was hitting drives and sinking putts wearing Statesmen gold and blue.
