Cowan's father, Andrew, is an English-born teaching professional in Germany. He taught her golf from the age of three.[1][2]
Amateur career
As an amateur, Cowan played for the German National Team from 2011 to 2015. She won the 2010 U14 German Girls' National Championship, the 2011 Luxembourg Ladies International Amateur Championship, the 2013 German Ladies National Championship, and in 2015 both the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship and the Spanish International Ladies Amateur Championship, the Copa de S.M. la Reina.[3]
Cowan won three times on the 2015 LET Access Series. First the ASGI Ladies Open in Switzerland and the Borås Ladies Open in Sweden while still an amateur. Then, after turning professional in July, she collected her third win at the Norrporten Ladies Open in Sweden in August. Her other notable LETAS finishes include runner-up at the CreditGate24 Trophy in Germany and the Citizenguard Trophy in Belgium. She also received invitations to play on the 2015 Ladies European Tour in the Helsingborg Open in Sweden, where she finished T12, and the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, where she missed the cut. Cowan qualified for the Ladies European Tour after winning the 2015 LET Access Series Order of Merit.[1]