David Howell (golfer)

David Howell
Personal information
Full nameDavid Alexander Howell
Born (1975-06-23) 23 June 1975 (age 49)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Dubai, UAE
SpouseEmily
Children3[1]
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)European Tour (joined 1996)
Former tour(s)PGA Tour (2006–07)
Professional wins7
Highest ranking9 (11 June 2006)[2]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour5
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT11: 2005
PGA ChampionshipT45: 2004
U.S. OpenT16: 2006
The Open ChampionshipT7: 2008

David Alexander Howell (born 23 June 1975) is an English professional golfer. His career peaked in 2006, when he won the BMW Championship and was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for a short time.[3] He played in the Ryder Cup in 2004 and 2006. Howell holds the record for most starts on the European Tour.

  1. ^ "It's been a while!". Davidhowellgolf.com. 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Week 23 2006 Ending 11 Jun 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking". OWGR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2011.