Charles Howell III
| Charles Howell III | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Charles Gordon Howell III |
| Nickname | Chucky Three Sticks [1] |
| Born |
June 20, 1979 Augusta, Georgia |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Orlando, Florida |
| Spouse | Heather Howell |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State University |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T13: 2004 |
| U.S. Open | T18: 2002 |
| The Open Championship | T28: 2011 |
| PGA Championship | T10: 2003 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Haskins Award | 2000 |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
2001 |
Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Ranking and ranked 9th on the PGA Tour money list in 2002.
Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. 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 Augusta National Golf Club. Howell graduated from Westminster Schools of Augusta, and soon after attended Oklahoma State University, 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 Haskins Award 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 Canon Greater Hartford Open. Howell finished in a tie for second at the 2000 Buy.com Greensboro Open on the Buy.com Tour. At the time it was the best finish by an amateur in a Nationwide Tour event.
Howell turned professional in 2000. He played in his first tournament as a professional at the Canon Greater Hartford Open 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.
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