David Howell (golfer)

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David Howell
Personal information
Full name	David Alexander Howell
Born	23 June 1975 (1975-06-23) (age 36) Swindon, Wiltshire
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	England
Residence	Virginia Water, Surrey
Career
Turned professional	1995
Current tour(s)	European Tour (joined 1996) PGA Tour (joined 2005)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T11: 2005
U.S. Open	T16: 2006
The Open Championship	T7: 2008
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.

He also occasionally works for Sky Sports as a commentator and analyst.

Amateur wins

• 1993 Boys Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	14 Feb 1999	Dubai Desert Classic	-13 (69-68-71-67=275)	4 strokes	Lee Westwood
2	28 Aug 2005	BMW International Open	-23 (66-68-66-65=265)	1 stroke	John Daly, Brett Rumford
3	13 Nov 2005 (2006 season)	HSBC Champions Tournament	-20 (65-67-68-68=268)	3 strokes	Tiger Woods
4	28 May 2006	BMW Championship	-17 (68-65-69-69=271)	5 strokes	Simon Khan

Other wins (1)

• 1998 (1) MasterCard Australian PGA Championship

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	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T11	T19	T44	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	WD	T16	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT	T53	T7	T52
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T45	CUT	67	CUT	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2010	2011
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

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

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	DNP	R32	QF	R64	DNP
CA Championship	T28	3	T6	T13	T55	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	DNP	T6	T59	T61	T73

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1999
• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000, 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
• WGC-World Cup (representing England): 2005
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)

References

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

External links

• Official website
• David Howell at the European Tour official site
• David Howell at the PGA Tour official site
• David Howell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Profile on a Swindon website - Howell's home town, though he now lives in Weybridge.

Persondata
Name	Howell, David
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	23 June 1975
Place of birth	Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Date of death
Place of death