Charles Howell III

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**Charles Howell III**
Personal Information

Birth	June 20, 1979 (1979-06-20) (age 29) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg/11.1 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
College	Oklahoma State University
Career
Turned Pro	2000
Current tour	PGA Tour
Professional wins	2 (PGA Tour: 2)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T13: 2004
U.S. Open	T18: 2002
British Open	T42: 2004
PGA Championship	T10: 2003
Awards
Haskins Award	2000
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year	2001

Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American golfer.

Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club. Howell has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

[edit] Amateur career

Howell graduated from Westminster Schools of Augusta, and soon after attended Oklahoma State University. In 2000, he was a member of the winning team and also the individual winner at the NCAA Division I Golf Championships with a record-setting 23-under-par performance. Also in 2000, he won Haskins Award honoring the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States.

Howell only played in three professional events as an amateur. At the age of 17 Howell participated in his first PGA Tour event. He entered the Buick Challenge but missed the cut. The next year he missed the cut at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Howell finished in a tie for second at the BUY.COM Greensboro Open on the Nationwide Tour. At the time it was the best finish by an amateur in a Nationwide Tour event.

[edit] Professional

[edit] 2000

Howell turned professional in 2000. He played in his first tournament as a professional at the Canon Greater Hartford Open on July 2. He finished tied in 32nd place. Howell finished in 3rd at the John Deere Classic in only his third event. Howell played in 13 events in 2000 and made 7 cuts. He earned $263,533 but did not have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member.

[edit] 2001

Howell placed in the top 10 in two of his first four events of the 2001 season. In July at the Greater Milwaukee Open he lost to Shigeki Maruyama in a playoff. Howell also placed in 4th at the Reno-Tahoe Open and he finished in a tie for 3rd at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Howell entered 24 events in 2001 and he made 20 cuts. Howell earned $1,520,632 and recorded five top 10 finishes. Just like in 2000, Howell did have have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member. Due to his successful year, Howell won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.

Also, in February Howell played in two European Tour events in Australia. He finished in a tie for 67th at the Heineken Classic and in a tie for 39th at the Greg Norman Holden International.

[edit] 2002

Howell became a full PGA Tour member for the 2002 season. He had a strong start to the season by placing in the top 10 in three of his first five events. Howell won his first PGA Tour tournament at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill in October. Four weeks later he finished in second at The Tour Championship. He finished 2 strokes behind champion Vijay Singh. Howell entered 32 events in 2002 and made 27 cuts. He recorded seven top 10 finishes. Howell earned $2,702,747 and finished 9th on the money list.

[edit] 2003

Early in the 2003 season, Howell lost in a playoff to Mike Weir at the Nissan Open. Howell recorded his best finish in a major at the PGA Championship in August. He finished tied for 10th place. Howell finished as the runner-up at The Tour Championship for the second year in a row. This time he finished 3 strokes behind Chad Campbell. Two weeks later Howell represented the United States in the Presidents Cup. The competition ended in a draw. Howell was paired with Tiger Woods for the foursomes and four-ball matches. His overall record at the competition was 3-2 including a match play victory over fellow young golfer Adam Scott. Howell defeated Scott by the score of 5&4. Howell entered 31 tournaments and made 29 cuts. He recorded six top 10's and earned $2,568,955. Howell finished in 14th on the money list.

[edit] 2004

Howell's 2004 season did not go as well as previous ones. His best finished was a solo 2nd at the Booz Allen Classic in June. He finished 4 strokes behind Adam Scott. Howell shot a 61 (-10) in the 1st round which still stands as his lowest round in a PGA Tour tournament. Howell entered 30 tournaments and made 22 cuts. He recorded five top 10 finishes. He earned $1,703,485 and finished 33rd on the money list.

[edit] 2005

Howell started off 2005 strong with top three finishes in consecutive weeks. He finished in a tie for 3rd at the Sony Open in Hawaii and in a tie for second at the Buick Invitational. Howell was not able to pick up a victory in 2005 but he recorded six top 10 finishes including five top 5 finishes. Howell entered 29 tournaments and made 21 cuts. He earned $2,074,329 and finished 29th on the money list.

[edit] 2006

Howell did not have a very successful season in 2006. His only success was a tie for second at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and a solo second at the 84 Lumber Classic. Howell entered 30 tournaments and made 20 cuts. He recorded three top 10 finishes and only five top 25 finishes. He earned $1,553,105 and finished in 52nd on the money list.

[edit] 2007

Howell bounced back from his disappointing 2006 season with a successful 2007 season. He recorded two runner-up finishes in his first three tournaments. He finished in a tie for 2nd at the Sony Open in Hawaii and in solo second at the Buick Invitational. On February 18, 2007 Howell won his second PGA Tour event. He won the Nissan Open by defeating Phil Mickelson in a playoff. The next week Howell made it to the round of 16 at the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Two weeks later he finished in a tie for 6th at the PODS Championship. Howell did not enjoy much success after that. His best finish after the PODS Championship in March was at the WGC-CA Championship where he finished in a tie for 16th place. Howell entered the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 8th place in the points standings. He played in all 4 playoff tournaments. His best finish came at the BMW Championship where he finished in a tie for 18th place. Howell went on to finish in 18th place in the final FedEx Cup points standings. Howell has earned $2,832,091 in 2007 and is currently in 18th place on the money list. He has entered 26 tournaments, making 19 cuts. He has recorded five top 10 finishes. Howell also participated in the Presidents Cup in September. The United States won the competition and Howell was 2-2 in his matches. He won his singles match against Stuart Appleby by the score of 2&1.

[edit] Amateur wins (1)

2000 NCAA Division I Championship

[edit] Professional wins (2)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners up
1.	Oct. 6, 2002	Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	-14 (70-65-68-67=270)	2 strokes	Scott Hoch, Brandt Jobe
2.	Feb. 18, 2007	Nissan Open	-16 (69-65-69-65=268)	Playoff	Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (1-2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1.	2001	Greater Milwaukee Open	Shigeki Maruyama	Lost to birdie on first hole
2.	2003	Nissan Open	Mike Weir	Lost to birdie on second hole
3.	2007	Nissan Open	Phil Mickelson	Won with par on third hole

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Masters	DNP	T29	T28	T13	CUT	CUT	T30	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T18	T53	T36	T75	T37	T51	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	T65	T42	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T22	T17	T10	T31	T15	CUT	T42	T47

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Summary of major championship performances

Starts - 23
Top 10 finishes - 1
Cuts made - 18

[edit] Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	R32	R64	R64	R64	R64	R16	R32
CA Championship	DNP	T21	T59	DNP	DNP	T16
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	T21	T9	DNP	DNP	T39

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] PGA Tour career summary

Year	Wins (Majors)	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
2000	0	263,533	n/a
2001	0	1,520,632	n/a
2002	1	2,702,747	9
2003	0	2,568,955	14
2004	0	1,703,485	33
2005	0	2,074,329	29
2006	0	1,553,105	52
2007*	1	2,832,091	18
Career*	2	15,218,876	35

* Complete through 2007 season.

[edit] United States national team appearances

Presidents Cup: 2003 (tie), 2007 (winners)

[edit] Equipment

Charles Howell III switched from Callaway to Bridgestone as of December 2007: http://www.golfwrx.com/BagChatter/2008/02/18/charles-howell-iii-at-a-glance/ http://www.bridgestonegolf.com/en/tour/howell.aspx http://www.golfweek.com/protours/pga/story/howellbridgestone_news_120607

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