Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an
American golfer.
Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the
home town of the Masters Tournament. He was a member
of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen
Corner at Augusta National Golf Club. Howell has
been featured in the top 15 of the Official World
Golf Rankings.
Howell graduated from Westminster Schools of
Augusta, and soon after attended Oklahoma State
University. In 2000, he was a member of the winning
team and also the individual winner at the NCAA
Division I Golf Championships with a record-setting
23-under-par performance. Also in 2000, he won
Haskins Award honoring the most outstanding
collegiate golfer in the United States.
Howell only 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 BUY.COM
Greensboro Open on the Nationwide Tour. At the time
it was the best finish by an amateur in a Nationwide
Tour event.
