Charles Howell III

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Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American golfer. He grew up in the home town of the Masters Tournament and was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club.

Howell attended Oklahoma State University. In 2000, he was a member of the winning team and also the individual winner at the NCAA Golf Championships with a record-setting 23-under-par performance. He turned professional that summer and finished third in his professional start on the PGA Tour. In 2001 he was the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. To date he only has one PGA Tour title, the 2002 Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, but nonetheless he is regarded as one of the most promising young American golfers. In 2002 he finished ninth on the PGA Tour money list.

In 2003 Howell was a member of the United States Presidents Cup team.

He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.