Born and raised in Forest, Virginia, where he grew up playing golf at London Downs Golf Club. Bauchou also played a lot of junior golf events in North Carolina, which exposed him to tougher competition, including the likes of Ben Griffin.

Of choosing Oklahoma State, Bauchou said, “Coming out of high, I felt like if I could play with better people, and guys that were always better than me it would be a good catalyst for me to get better at golf. I was never the best player at Oklahoma State… but I was able to push myself every day. I felt like that was something that really helped me improve.”

Enjoys playing poker with friends, including one friend who goes back to his high school days. While at Oklahoma State, Bauchou, Viktor Hovland and Aman Gupta would play Texas Hold ‘Em in the evenings.

Likes watching movie reviews / breakdowns and video game reviews on YouTube; he enjoys movies, but has a hard time carving out enough time to sit and watch them given the time spent between his golf game and parenting.

Played four seasons at Oklahoma State University (2015-19), where he was a 2018 All-America Second Team selection, two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection (2017, 2018), earned one individual victory, and helped the Cowboys win the 2018 NCAA Championship. Capped his collegiate career with a T8 individual finish at the 2019 NCAA Championship.

Won back-to-back Canadian Amateur Championships in 2017 and 2018. Past champions of the event include PGA TOUR winners Richard Zokol (1981), Nick Taylor (2007) and Mackenzie Hughes (2011, 2012).

Represented the United States at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.

Finished runner-up to Korn Ferry Tour graduate Jimmy Stanger at the 2016 Southern Amateur, which was contested at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, host of the PGA TOUR’s ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.

Qualified for match play at the 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship, contested at The Riviera Country Club, and lost in the second round to future PGA TOUR winner Kevin Yu.

Earned AJGA Rolex Junior All-America First Team selections in 2013 and 2014. Other members of the 2013 First Team included future PGA TOUR winners Ben Griffin, Collin Morikawa, and Scottie Scheffler. Other members of the 2014 First Team included future PGA TOUR winners Sam Burns, Nick Hardy, and Davis Riley.

Finished T2 at the 2013 Junior PLAYERS Championship, finishing behind champion Austen Truslow. Bauchou notably finished ahead of future PGA TOUR winners Collin Morikawa (fifth), Scottie Scheffler (sixth), Cameron Young (T20), and Davis Riley (T22). A year later, finished T5 (tied with Sam Burns, among others) at the 2014 Junior PLAYERS Championship.

Won the 2014 Faldo Series Grand Final at The Greenbrier.