Craig Robert Howie (born 27 August 1994) is a Scottish

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who plays on the

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. He won the 2021 Range Servant Challenge on the

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Amateur career

Howie won the Scottish Boys Championship at Murcar Links in 2012. He led the

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stroke-play qualifying at Carnoustie in 2015 and was a member of the Scottish team that won the

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in 2016. He was not selected for the

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team, being named the second reserve. Howie graduated from the

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with a sports studies degree.

Professional career

Howie turned professional at the start of 2018 and played on the

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in his first year as a professional. He had a successful season, winning the Leipziger Golf Open in August, beating fellow-Scot

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in a playoff. During the season he was also runner-up three times, third once and had three other top-10 finishes. In the event before his win, he had lost a playoff to

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in the Zell am See – Kaprun Open. He won the Order of Merit and gained a place on the

for 2019. Howie was injured at the start of 2019 and had a poor season. He retained his place on the

with a good performance at the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School in November. He had a better season in 2020 including a fifth-place finish in the

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on the

, after a final round of 65. In May 2021 he won the Range Servant Challenge on the Challenge Tour, finishing 7 strokes ahead of the runner-up,

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Amateur wins

*2012 Scottish Boys Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters *2013 Craigmillar Park Open *2016 Scottish Student Sport Championships *2017 Craigmillar Park Open Source:

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Scotland):

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(winners),

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(representing Scotland): 2012

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