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

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who currently plays on

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and formerly on the

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. He has been featured in the top 15 of the

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and ranked 9th on the

money list in 2002. Known as one of the most consistent players on tour, he has garnered over 90 top-ten finishes in his career, earning about $42 million and has three

victories, his most recent in 2018.

Early years and amateur career

Howell was born and raised in

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, the home town of the

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. He was introduced to golf at age 7 by next-door neighbor, Graham Hill, with whom he is still friends. He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at

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. Howell graduated from

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, and soon after attended

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, where he majored in Business Management. In 2000, he was a member of Oklahoma State's winning team and also the individual winner at the NCAA Division I Golf Championship with a record-setting 23-under-par performance. Also in 2000, he won the

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honoring the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. Howell 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

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Professional

2000

Howell turned professional in 2000. He played in his first tournament as a professional at the

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. He had his first career runner-up finishes on the

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at the Greensboro Open.

2001

Howell placed in the top-10 in two of his first four events of the 2001 season. In July at the

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he lost to

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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 The Michelob Championship at Kingsmill was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2002. It was played in Virginia at the River Course of Kingsmill Golf Club outside of Williamsburg, from 1981 to 2002. From 1977 through 1995, it was kno ...

. 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 not have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member. Due to his successful year, Howell won the

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award. Also, in February Howell played in two

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events in

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. He finished in a tie for 67th at the

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and in a tie for 39th at the

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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

in October. Four weeks later he finished in second at

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. He finished 2 strokes behind champion

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. 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.

2003

Early in the 2003 season, Howell lost in a playoff to

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at the

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. Howell recorded his best finish in a major at the

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in August. He finished tied for 10th place. Howell finished as the runner-up at

for the second year in a row. This time he finished 3 strokes behind

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. Two weeks later Howell represented the United States in the

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. The competition ended in a draw. Howell was paired with

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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-10s and earned $2,568,955. Howell finished in 14th on the money list.

2004

Howell's 2004 season did not go as well as previous ones. His best finished was a solo 2nd at the

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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.

2005

Howell started off 2005 strong with top three finishes in consecutive weeks. He finished in a tie for 3rd at the

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and in a tie for second at the

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. 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.

2006

Howell did not have a very successful season in 2006. His only success was a tie for second at the

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and a solo second at the

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. 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.

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

and in solo second at the

. On February 18, 2007 Howell won his second PGA Tour event. He won the

by defeating

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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

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. Howell did not enjoy much success after that. His best finish after the PODS Championship in March was at the

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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

in September. The United States won the competition and Howell was 2–2 in his matches. He won his singles match against

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by the score of 2&1.

2008

Howell recorded his worst finish on the money list in his career in 2008, finishing in 69th with $1,449,232. He finished tied for 8th in the first tournament of the year at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. His next top-10 finish came at the AT&T Classic in May where he finished tied for 8th. He led the tournament going into the final round but shot a 74 (+2) to lose the lead. Howell shared the lead going into the final round of the

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in October but ended up finishing tied for 3rd after shooting a 73 (+1). Howell made 22 of 31 cuts on the year while recording four top-10s, 12 top 25s and finishing 95th in the FedEx Cup standings.

2009

Howell started the 2009 season strong in January with a 4th-place finish in the

; three behind winner

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. In March, Howell finished with a respectable T21 at the

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. The next week, Howell had his best finish of the season by finishing T2 in the

Transitions Championship The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, Florida. History The tournament was founded in 2000 as the ...

. Howell was in position to win the tournament after the 14th hole, but subsequently bogeyed two of the last four holes to finish one stroke behind winner

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. The week after the Transitions Championship, Howell finished T22 at the

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. At the

, Howell was again in position to win the tournament before bogeying two of the last four holes to finish two behind winner

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. Howell missed 6 cuts in 8 events from May to July. Howell recently made an instructional switch from David Leadbetter to Todd Anderson of the Sea Island Golf Club.

2010

Howell started the 2010 season strong posting top-10s in three of his first six tournaments, most notably a T-5 at the

. Howell had six top-10 finishes in 2010, while missing only 5 of 28 cuts. His best finish in 2010 was T-4 at the

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. He made $1,482,211.

2011

2011 was another consistent year for Howell. Howell's best finish of the year was a T-3, which happened twice in back to back weeks at the

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and the

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tournaments. Howell had seven top-10 finishes in 2011 and qualified for the

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. He made $2,509,223.

2012

Howell only had two top-10 finishes in 2012: T2 at the

and T7 at the

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. He changed coaches before the fall series to

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2013

Howell had five top-10 finishes in 2013: T-3 at the

, playoff loss (T-2) at the

Humana Challenge The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challen ...

, T-9 at the Farmers Insurance Open, T-10 at the

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and T-10 at the

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. He finished 38th on the money list and 35th in the FedEx Cup.

2014

Howell had a good season in 2014 having six top-10 finishes and made 24 cuts. He finished T3 at the

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, T5 at the

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, T6 at the

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, T7 at the

CIMB Classic The CIMB Classic was a professional golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour. Played in the fall, the event debuted in 2010 and moved to the West Course of the TPC Kuala Lumpur in 2013; the first ...

, and T8 at the

2015

Howell had another good season in 2015 having three top-10 finishes out of 23 cuts. He finished T5 at the

, T5 at the Farmers Insurance Open, and T10 at the

Valspar Championship The Valspar Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, northwest of Tampa, Florida. History The tournament was founded in 2000 as the ...

. He finished T65 at the

where he hadn't made the cut since 2011. He finished the end of 2015 being 77th on the money list and 79th on the

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rankings.

2016

Howell had five top-10 finishes and earned $1,974,962 in the

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season. He made 21 cuts in 25 events. His best finish was T4 at the

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. He finished 52nd in the

2017

Howell was the runner-up in the Farmers Insurance Open losing by three strokes to

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. In July, he was a runner-up again, this time at the

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, losing in a playoff to

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. This took his tally of

runner-up finishes to 16, and including one in the 2000

season, his career total is now 17. Howell finished 2017 with Tour earnings of $2,606,383, which was his highest in the last decade. The last time he earned at least that much was 2007, when he racked up $2,832,091, and it coincidentally was the year he won his last Tour title. Howell has now won at least $1,000,000 each season since his rookie year of 2001 (17 consecutive seasons), which is the second longest active streak on Tour, trailing only

whose current streak started in 1996.

2018

Howell played in 28 events on the PGA Tour in the 2017–18 PGA Tour Season and made the cut in 24 of them. His best finish was a T4 in the

. He earned $2,179,725 and finished 53rd in the season-long

. On November 18, 2018, Howell recorded his first win since 2007, defeating

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on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at the

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, and putting him at the top of the FedEx Cup standings going into the 2019 calendar year. This win gave him an exemption into the

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in his hometown of

. He has not played in the Masters since 2012. This tournament was part of the

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season.

2019

Howell played in 27 events on the PGA Tour in the 2018–19 PGA Tour season and made the cut in 21 of them. His best finish was his win at the

. He had 12 top-25 finishes. He earned $3,039,049 and finished 28th in the season-long

2020

In 2020, Howell made 14 of 20 cuts and had three top 10 finishes. He made the

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for the 14th consecutive year. He finished at No. 69 in the 2020 FedEx Cup.

2021

In 2021, Howell made 14 of 21 cuts but finished 139 in the 2021 FedEx Cup. He failed to make the FedEx Cup Playoffs for the first time in its 15 year existence. However, Howell retained his PGA Tour card because of his win in the 2018 RSM Classic.

2022

In 2022, Howell made 11 of 16 cuts on the PGA Tour with a best finish of T4 at the

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. In July 2022, Howell joined the

tour.

Personal

Howell lives in

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with his wife, Heather (formerly Heather Myers), and their two children. Politically, Howell is a Republican albeit a "fanatically moderate" one.

Amateur wins

*2000 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–4)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2001 PGA – 2004 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.'' ¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

* ''As of the 2022 season''
**Howell III was removed from the PGA Tour Career Earnings list once he joined LIV Golf in 2022. As of September 2022, he would be in the top 20 all-time.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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(tie) Professional *

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(tie),

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(winners)

References

External links

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