David Howell (golfer)

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David Howell
Personal Information
Birth 23 June 1975 (1975-06-23) (age 32)
Swindon, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Nationality Flag of England England
Residence Virginia Water, England
Career
Turned Pro 1995
Tours PGA European Tour (joined 1996)
PGA Tour (joined 2005)
Professional wins 5 (European Tour: 4, Other: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T11: 2005
U.S. Open T16: 2006
British Open T44: 1998
PGA Championship T45: 2004

David Alexander Howell (born 23 June 1975) is an English professional golfer from Swindon. His career to date peaked in 2006, when he was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for a short time.[1]

After training and competing at Broome Manor Golf Club, he became a professional golfer in 1995. He won the 1998 Australian PGA Championship, and the 1999 Dubai Desert Classic. He had no further wins for six years, but his form was nonetheless on a general upwards curve. He was tenth on the European Tour Order of Merit in 2004 and 2005 proved to be even better. In the spring he had back to back second places in The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters and the Nissan Irish Open, and in August, won the BMW International Open. By the autumn he reached the top 20 in the world rankings.

In November 2005, he won the inaugural HSBC Champions tournament, the first event of the 2006 European Tour season. The win took him to a career high of number 13 in the Official World Golf Rankings, making him the highest ranked British player and the second highest ranked European at that time. In May 2006 he won the BMW Championship and moved into the world top ten for the first time and in June he moved to a new high of ninth. After leading the Order of Merit for most of the 2006 season, he eventually finished in 3rd place; a back injury caused his form to suffer in the latter half of the season and limited his appearances through 2007.

Howell was a member of the winning European Ryder Cup teams in 2004 and 2006. As a member of the Great Britain & Ireland team in The Seve Trophy he was on the losing side in 2000, but a winner in 2003.

Howell is represented by International Sports Management.

Contents

[edit] Amateur wins

  • 1993 British Boys Championship

[edit] Professional wins (5)

[edit] European Tour wins (4)

[edit] Other wins (1)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T44 T45
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T11 T19 T44
U.S. Open DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP WD T16 DNP
The Open Championship DNP CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP CUT T53
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T45 CUT 67 CUT

DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

[edit] References

  1. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking

[edit] External links

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