With
the win of the HSBC
Champions tournament,
where he outplayed
Tiger Woods on the
final Sunday in Shanghai,
David Howell secured
his 3rd European Tour
victory and his 12th
top ten finish on
the European Tour
in his last 20 events.
One of the heroes
of Europe’s record-breaking
Ryder Cup victory
over the United States
at Oakland Hills Country
Club in September
2004. Together with
fellow rookie Paul
Casey, produced a
pivotal victory in
the Saturday morning
fourball session over
Chad Campbell and
Jim Furyk. One down
with two to play,
and with the American
Team as a whole sensing
a revival, Howell
produced a stunning
six iron tee shot
from 203 yards to
five feet and holed
the birdie putt to
win the hole, before
partner Casey won
the last to give Bernhard
Langer’s Team a crucial
point. The six iron
tee shot went on to
win European Tour
Shot of the Year for
2004. It was a fitting
end to the year for
Howell who had worked
exceptionally hard
to make the Team.
In his amateur days,
won the British Boys
Championship in 1993
before collecting
two and a half points
out of three in the
1995 Walker Cup victory
over a Tiger Woods-led
United States at Royal
Porthcawl. Collected
his first professional
victory in November
1998 when he won the
Mastercard Australian
PGA Championship by
seven strokes, three
months before his
maiden European Tour
in 1999 Dubai Desert
Classic. |
Country :
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