| Charles Howell III | |||||
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 Howell III at the2018 U.S. Open | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Charles Gordon Howell III | ||||
| Nickname | Chucky Three Sticks[1] | ||||
| Born | (1979-06-20)June 20, 1979 (age 45) Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Spouse | Heather Howell | ||||
| Children | 2 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Oklahoma State University | ||||
| Turned professional | 2000 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LIV Golf | ||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 4 | ||||
| Highestranking | 15 (February 23, 2003)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 3 | ||||
| LIV Golf | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T13: 2004 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T10:2003 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T18: 2002 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T28: 2011 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an Americanprofessional golfer who currently plays onLIV Golf and formerly on thePGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 15 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking and ranked 9th on thePGA Tour 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 threePGA Tour victories, his most recent in 2018.
Howell was born[2] and raised inAugusta, Georgia, the home town of theMasters Tournament. He was introduced to golf at age 7 by next-door neighbor, Graham Hill, with whom he is still friends.[3] He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner atAugusta National Golf Club.[2] Howell graduated fromWestminster Schools of Augusta,[3] and soon after attendedOklahoma State University,[2] where he majored in Business Management.[3] In 2000, he was a member ofOklahoma State's winning team and also the individual winner at theNCAA Division I Golf Championship with a record-setting 23-under-par performance. Also in 2000, he won theHaskins Award honoring the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States.[2]
Howell played in three professional events as an amateur. At the age of 17, Howell participated in his first PGA Tour event. He entered theBuick Challenge but missed the cut. The next year he missed the cut at theCanon Greater Hartford Open.
Howell turned professional in 2000.[2] He played in his first tournament as a professional at theCanon Greater Hartford Open on July 2. He finished tied in 32nd place. Howell finished in 3rd at theJohn 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.[2] He had his first career runner-up finishes on theBuy.com Tour at theGreensboro Open.[2]
Howell placed in the top-10 in two of his first four events of the 2001 season. In July at theGreater Milwaukee Open he lost toShigeki Maruyama in a playoff. Howell also placed in 4th at theReno-Tahoe Open and he finished in a tie for 3rd at theMichelob 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 not have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member. Due to his successful year, Howell won thePGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.[2]
Also, in February Howell played in twoEuropean Tour events inAustralia. He finished in a tie for 67th at theHeineken Classic and in a tie for 39th at theGreg Norman Holden International.
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 theMichelob Championship at Kingsmill in October. Four weeks later he finished in second atThe Tour Championship. He finished 2 strokes behind championVijay 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.[2]
Early in the 2003 season, Howell lost in a playoff toMike Weir at theNissan Open. Howell recorded his best finish in a major at thePGA Championship in August. He finished tied for 10th place. Howell finished as the runner-up atThe Tour Championship for the second year in a row. This time he finished 3 strokes behindChad Campbell. Two weeks later Howell represented the United States in thePresidents Cup. The competition ended in a draw. Howell was paired withTiger 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 golferAdam 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.[2]
Howell's 2004 season did not go as well as previous ones. His best finished was a solo 2nd at theBooz Allen Classic in June. He finished 4 strokes behindAdam 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.[2]
Howell started off 2005 strong with top three finishes in consecutive weeks. He finished in a tie for 3rd at theSony Open in Hawaii and in a tie for second at theBuick 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.[2]
Howell did not have a very successful season in 2006. His only success was a tie for second at theZurich Classic of New Orleans and a solo second at the84 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.[2]
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 theSony Open in Hawaii and in solo second at theBuick Invitational. On February 18, 2007 Howell won his second PGA Tour event. He won theNissan Open by defeatingPhil Mickelson in a playoff. The next week Howell made it to the round of 16 at the2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Two weeks later he finished in a tie for 6th at thePODS Championship. Howell did not enjoy much success after that. His best finish after the PODS Championship in March was at theWGC-CA Championship where he finished in a tie for 16th place. Howell entered the2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 8th place in the points standings. He played in all 4 playoff tournaments. His best finish came at theBMW 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 thePresidents Cup in September. The United States won the competition and Howell was 2–2 in his matches. He won his singles match againstStuart Appleby by the score of 2&1.[2]
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 theMercedes-Benz Championship. His next top-10 finish came at theAT&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 theTurning Stone Resort Championship 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.[2]
Howell started the 2009 season strong in January with a 4th-place finish in theSony Open in Hawaii; three behind winnerZach Johnson. In March, Howell finished with a respectable T21 at thePuerto Rico Open. The next week, Howell had his best finish of the season by finishing T2 in theTransitions Championship. 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 winnerRetief Goosen. The week after the Transitions Championship, Howell finished T22 at theArnold Palmer Invitational. At theZurich Classic of New Orleans, Howell was again in position to win the tournament before bogeying two of the last four holes to finish two behind winnerJerry Kelly. Howell missed 6 cuts in 8 events from May to July. Howell recently made an instructional switch fromDavid Leadbetter to Todd Anderson of the Sea Island Golf Club.[2]
Howell started the 2010 season strong posting top-10s in three of his first six tournaments, most notably a T-5 at theSony Open in Hawaii. Howell had six top-10 finishes in 2010, while missing only 5 of 28 cuts. His best finish in 2010 was T-4 at theWaste Management Phoenix Open. He made $1,482,211.[2]
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 theFedEx St. Jude Classic and theAT&T National tournaments. Howell had seven top-10 finishes in 2011 and qualified for theTour Championship. He made $2,509,223.
Howell only had two top-10 finishes in 2012: T2 at theSony Open in Hawaii and T7 at theMcGladrey Classic.
He changed coaches before the fall series toGary Gilchrist.[4]
Howell had five top-10 finishes in 2013: T-3 at theSony Open in Hawaii, playoff loss (T-2) at theHumana Challenge, T-9 at theFarmers Insurance Open, T-10 at theShell Houston Open and T-10 at theWells Fargo Championship. He finished 38th on the money list and 35th in the FedEx Cup.
Howell had a good season in 2014 having six top-10 finishes and made 24 cuts. He finished T3 at theHP Byron Nelson Championship, T5 at theShriners Hospitals for Children Open, T6 at theWaste Management Phoenix Open, T6 at theOHL Classic at Mayakoba, T7 at theCIMB Classic, and T8 at theSony Open in Hawaii.
Howell had another good season in 2015 having three top-10 finishes out of 23 cuts. He finished T5 at theShell Houston Open, T5 at theFarmers Insurance Open, and T10 at theValspar Championship. He finished T65 at thePGA Championship where he hadn't made the cut since 2011. He finished the end of 2015 being 77th on the money list and 79th on theFedEx Cup rankings.
Howell had five top-10 finishes and earned $1,974,962 in the2015–16 PGA Tour season. He made 21 cuts in 25 events. His best finish was T4 at theAT&T Byron Nelson. He finished 52nd in theFedEx Cup.
Howell was the runner-up in theFarmers Insurance Open losing by three strokes toJon Rahm. In July, he was a runner-up again, this time at theQuicken Loans National, losing in a playoff toKyle Stanley. This took his tally ofPGA Tour runner-up finishes to 16, and including one in the 2000Buy.com Tour 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 onlyPhil Mickelson whose current streak started in 1996.
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Howell played in 28 events on the PGA Tour in the2017–18 PGA Tour Season and made the cut in 24 of them. His best finish was a T4 in theOHL Classic at Mayakoba. He earned $2,179,725 and finished 53rd in the season-longFedEx Cup.[2]
On November 18, 2018, Howell recorded his first win since 2007, defeatingPatrick Rodgers on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at theRSM Classic, and putting him at the top of the FedEx Cup standings going into the 2019 calendar year. This win gave him an exemption into the2019 Masters Tournament in his hometown ofAugusta, Georgia. He has not played in the Masters since 2012. This tournament was part of the2018–19 PGA Tour season.[5]
Howell played in 27 events on the PGA Tour in the2018–19 PGA Tour season and made the cut in 21 of them. His best finish was his win at theRSM Classic. He had 12 top-25 finishes. He earned $3,039,049 and finished 28th in the season-longFedEx Cup.[2]
In 2020, Howell made 14 of 20 cuts and had three top 10 finishes. He made theFedEx Cup Playoffs for the 14th consecutive year. He finished at No. 69 in the 2020 FedEx Cup.
In 2021, Howell made 14 of 21 cuts but finished 139 in the2021 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 the2018 RSM Classic.
In 2022, Howell made 11 of 16 cuts on the PGA Tour with a best finish of T4 at theValero Texas Open. In July 2022, Howell joinedLIV Golf.[6]
In February, Howell won the LIV Golf Mayakoba event for his first individual title on theLIV Golf League.[7]
Howell lives inOrlando, Florida with his wife, Heather (formerly Heather Myers), and their two children.[3] Politically, Howell is a Republican albeit a "fanatically moderate" one.[8]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 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 |
| 3 | Nov 18,2018 | RSM Classic | −19 (64-64-68-67=263) | Playoff | Patrick Rodgers |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Greater Milwaukee Open |  Shigeki Maruyama | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2003 | Nissan Open |  Mike Weir | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2007 | Nissan Open | Phil Mickelson | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 4 | 2013 | Humana Challenge | Brian Gay, David Lingmerth | Gay won with birdie on second extra hole Lingmerth eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 5 | 2017 | Quicken Loans National | Kyle Stanley | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 6 | 2018 | RSM Classic | Patrick Rodgers | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 26,2023 | LIV Golf Mayakoba1 | −16 (68-66-63=197) | 4 strokes | Peter Uihlein |
1Co-sanctioned by theMENA Tour
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Masters Tournament | T29 | T28 | T13 | CUT | CUT | T30 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T18 | T53 | T36 | T75 | T37 | T51 | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | T65 | T42 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | T22 | T17 | T10 | T31 | T15 | CUT | T42 | T47 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T19 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T25 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T28 | T64 | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T48 | T26 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T65 | T73 | T71 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T32 | T46 |
| PGA Championship | T41 | |
| U.S. Open | T52 | 30 |
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 33 |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T60 | T32 | CUT | CUT | T53 | 79 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T66 | CUT | T56 | CUT | T17 | T35 |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | C | T9 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Championship | T21 | T59 | T16 | T51 | T17 | T12 | T14 | |||||||||||
| Match Play | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R16 | R16 | T24 | |||||||
| Invitational | T21 | T9 | T39 | T27 | T29 | |||||||||||||
| Champions | T15 | T36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Championship | T53 |
| Match Play | NT1 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 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.
| Season | Starts | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank[9] |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cut | 0 | n/a |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cut | 0 | n/a |
| 2000 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 263,533 | n/a |
| 2001 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1,520,632 | n/a |
| 2002 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2,702,747 | 9 |
| 2003 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2,568,955 | 14 |
| 2004 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1,702,485 | 33 |
| 2005 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | T2 | 2,074,329 | 29 |
| 2006 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1,553,105 | 52 |
| 2007 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2,832,091 | 18 |
| 2008 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | T3 | 1,449,232 | 69 |
| 2009 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | T2 | 1,804,460 | 46 |
| 2010 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | T4 | 1,482,211 | 60 |
| 2011 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | T3 | 2,509,223 | 25 |
| 2012 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | T2 | 1,284,578 | 67 |
| 2013 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | T2 | 1,877,389 | 38 |
| 2014 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | T3 | 1,997,044 | 45 |
| 2015 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | T5 | 1,257,361 | 77 |
| 2016 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | T4 | 1,974,962 | 47 |
| 2017 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2,606,383 | 37 |
| 2018 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | T4 | 2,179,725 | 53 |
| 2019 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3,039,049 | 27 |
| 2020 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | T3 | 1,371,807 | 65 |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | T9 | 947,154 | 139 |
| 2022 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | T4 | 1,026,002 | 122 |
| Career* | 609 | 467 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 98 | 230 | 1 | 42,025,458 | n/a**[10] |
*As of the 2022 season[2]
**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.
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