[ About David ]
| With a professional golf career spanning three decades David Howell is one of the most recognised and respected athletes on the European Tour. With 6 professional victories to his name consisting of 5 European Tour titles, most notable victories being the 2005 HSBC championship where he beat Tiger Woods, BWM championship, Wentworth and more recently the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. David was also a member of the victorious 2004/2006 European Ryder Cup teams. On 3 July 2014 Howell became the 27th person and second youngest player in European Tour history to make 500 appearances on the tour. When not walking the fairways David can be seen commentating on the SKY Sports golf channel. More recently David Howell has been appointed as Chairman of The European Tour player’s committee. |
Full NameDavid Alexander Howell
BirthdayJune 23. 1975
Lives inEngland
European Tour
Joined the European Tour in 1996. Has won 5 times on the European Tour.
His first professional win was at the 1998 Australian PGA Championship where he won by seven strokes at the New South Wales Golf Club. Three months later he won his first European Tour event at the 1999 Dubai Desert Classic.
2005-2006 proved to be his best year on tour; he won the 2005 HSBC Champions Tournament when he beat playing partner Tiger Woods, had two second place finishes at the 2005 Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters and the 2005 Nissan Irish Open, and won The BMW International Open in the same year. He then went on to win the 2006 BMW Championship becoming the first English winner of the event since Sir Nick Faldo in 1989.
His fifth win came when he won the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by beating Peter Uihlein in a playoff.
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