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{{short description|American professional golfer (born 1979)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Charles Howell III
| image             = Charles Howell III 05.jpg
| imagesize         = 200px
| caption           = Howell III at the [[2018 U.S. Open (golf)|2018 U.S. Open]]
| fullname          = Charles Gordon Howell III
| nickname          = Chucky Three Sticks [http://www.pgatour.com/2011/tournaments/r012/04/19/fantasy.insider/index.html]
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1979|6|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Augusta, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1979|6|20}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| weight            = {{convert|155|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse            = Heather Howell
| partner           = 
| children          = 2
| college           = [[Oklahoma State University]]
| yearpro           = 2000
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = [[LIV Golf]]
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 4
| pgawins           = 3
| eurowins          = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| japwins           = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
| asiawins          = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins           = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins         = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
| chalwins          = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| livwins           = 1
| otherwins         = 
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = T13: 2004
| usopen            = T18: 2002
| open              = T28: 2011
| pga               = T10: [[2003 PGA Championship|2003]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[Haskins Award]] 
| year1             = 2000
| award2            = [[PGA Tour Rookie of the Year|PGA Tour<br>Rookie of the Year]]
| year2             = [[2001 PGA Tour|2001]]
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Charles Gordon Howell III''' (born June 20, 1979) is an American [[professional golfer]] who currently plays on [[LIV Golf]] and formerly 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. Known as one of the most consistent players on tour, he has garnered over 90 top-ten finishes in his career, earning about $42 million and has three [[PGA Tour]] victories, his most recent in 2018.

==Early years and amateur career==
Howell was born<ref name=media/> 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.<ref name=bio/> He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at [[Augusta National Golf Club]].<ref name=media>{{cite web |title=Charles Howell III – Profile |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.21961.charles-howell-iii.html/profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref> Howell graduated from [[Westminster Schools of Augusta]],<ref name=bio/> and soon after attended [[Oklahoma State University]],<ref name=media/> where he majored in Business Management.<ref name=bio/> In 2000, he was a member of [[Oklahoma State Cowboys|Oklahoma State's]] winning team and also the individual winner at the [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|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.<ref name=media/>

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]].

==Professional career==
===2000===
Howell turned professional in 2000.<ref name=media/> 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.<ref name=media/> He had his first career runner-up finishes on the [[Buy.com Tour]] at the [[Greensboro Open]].<ref name=media/>

===2001===
Howell placed in the top-10 in two of his first four events of the 2001 season. In July at the [[Greater Milwaukee Open]] he lost to [[Shigeki Maruyama]] in a playoff. Howell also placed in 4th at the [[Reno-Tahoe Open]] and he finished in a tie for 3rd at the [[Michelob Championship at Kingsmill]]. Howell entered 24 events in 2001 and he made 20 cuts. Howell earned $1,520,632 and recorded five top-10 finishes. Just like in 2000, Howell did not have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member. Due to his successful year, Howell won the [[PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]] award.<ref name=media/>

Also, in February Howell played in two [[European Tour]] events in [[Australia]]. He finished in a tie for 67th at the [[Heineken Classic]] and in a tie for 39th at the [[Greg Norman Holden International]].

===2002===
Howell became a full PGA Tour member for the 2002 season. He had a strong start to the season by placing in the top-10 in three of his first five events. Howell won his first PGA Tour tournament at the [[Michelob Championship at Kingsmill]] in October. Four weeks later he finished in second at [[The Tour Championship]]. He finished 2 strokes behind champion [[Vijay Singh]]. Howell entered 32 events in 2002 and made 27 cuts. He recorded seven top-10 finishes. Howell earned $2,702,747 and finished 9th on the money list.<ref name=media/>

===2003===
Early in the 2003 season, Howell lost in a playoff to [[Mike Weir]] at the [[Nissan Open]]. Howell recorded his best finish in a major at the [[PGA Championship]] in August. He finished tied for 10th place. Howell finished as the runner-up at [[The Tour Championship]] for the second year in a row. This time he finished 3 strokes behind [[Chad Campbell]]. Two weeks later Howell represented the United States in the [[Presidents Cup]]. The competition ended in a draw. Howell was paired with [[Tiger Woods]] for the foursomes and four-ball matches. His overall record at the competition was 3-2 including a match play victory over fellow young golfer [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]]. Howell defeated Scott by the score of 5&4. Howell entered 31 tournaments and made 29 cuts. He recorded six top-10s and earned $2,568,955. Howell finished in 14th on the money list.<ref name=media/>

===2004===
Howell's 2004 season did not go as well as previous ones. His best finished was a solo 2nd at the [[Booz Allen Classic]] in June. He finished 4 strokes behind [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]]. Howell shot a 61 (-10) in the 1st round which still stands as his lowest round in a PGA Tour tournament. Howell entered 30 tournaments and made 22 cuts. He recorded five top-10 finishes. He earned $1,703,485 and finished 33rd on the money list.<ref name=media/>

===2005===
Howell started off 2005 strong with top three finishes in consecutive weeks. He finished in a tie for 3rd at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]] and in a tie for second at the [[Buick Invitational]]. Howell was not able to pick up a victory in 2005 but he recorded six top-10 finishes including five top 5 finishes. Howell entered 29 tournaments and made 21 cuts. He earned $2,074,329 and finished 29th on the money list.<ref name=media/>

===2006===
Howell did not have a very successful season in 2006. His only success was a tie for second at the [[Zurich Classic of New Orleans]] and a solo second at the [[84 Lumber Classic]]. Howell entered 30 tournaments and made 20 cuts. He recorded three top-10 finishes and only five top 25 finishes. He earned $1,553,105 and finished in 52nd on the money list.<ref name=media/>

===2007===
Howell bounced back from his disappointing 2006 season with a successful 2007 season. He recorded two runner-up finishes in his first three tournaments. He finished in a tie for 2nd at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]] and in solo second at the [[Buick Invitational]]. On February 18, 2007 Howell won his second PGA Tour event. He won the [[Nissan Open]] by defeating [[Phil Mickelson]] in a playoff. The next week Howell made it to the round of 16 at the [[2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]]. Two weeks later he finished in a tie for 6th at the [[PODS Championship]]. Howell did not enjoy much success after that. His best finish after the PODS Championship in March was at the [[WGC-CA Championship]] where he finished in a tie for 16th place. Howell entered the [[2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs]] in 8th place in the points standings. He played in all 4 playoff tournaments. His best finish came at the [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]] where he finished in a tie for 18th place. Howell went on to finish in 18th place in the final FedEx Cup points standings. Howell has earned $2,832,091 in 2007 and is currently in 18th place on the money list. He has entered 26 tournaments, making 19 cuts. He has recorded five top-10 finishes. Howell also participated in the [[Presidents Cup]] in September. The United States won the competition and Howell was 2–2 in his matches. He won his singles match against [[Stuart Appleby]] by the score of 2&1.<ref name=media/>

===2008===
Howell recorded his worst finish on the money list in his career in 2008, finishing in 69th with $1,449,232. He finished tied for 8th in the first tournament of the year at the [[Mercedes-Benz Championship (PGA Tour)|Mercedes-Benz Championship]]. His next top-10 finish came at the [[AT&T Classic]] in May where he finished tied for 8th. He led the tournament going into the final round but shot a 74 (+2) to lose the lead. Howell shared the lead going into the final round of the [[Turning Stone Resort Championship]] in October but ended up finishing tied for 3rd after shooting a 73 (+1). Howell made 22 of 31 cuts on the year while recording four top-10s, 12 top 25s and finishing 95th in the FedEx Cup standings.<ref name=media/>

===2009===
Howell started the 2009 season strong in January with a 4th-place finish in the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]]; three behind winner [[Zach Johnson]]. In March, Howell finished with a respectable T21 at the [[Puerto Rico Open]]. The next week, Howell had his best finish of the season by finishing T2 in the [[Transitions Championship]]. Howell was in position to win the tournament after the 14th hole, but subsequently bogeyed two of the last four holes to finish one stroke behind winner [[Retief Goosen]]. The week after the Transitions Championship, Howell finished T22 at the [[Arnold Palmer Invitational]]. At the [[Zurich Classic of New Orleans]], Howell was again in position to win the tournament before bogeying two of the last four holes to finish two behind winner [[Jerry Kelly]]. Howell missed 6 cuts in 8 events from May to July. Howell recently made an instructional switch from [[David Leadbetter (golf instructor)|David Leadbetter]] to Todd Anderson of the Sea Island Golf Club.<ref name=media/>

===2010===
Howell started the 2010 season strong posting top-10s in three of his first six tournaments, most notably a T-5 at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]]. Howell had six top-10 finishes in 2010, while missing only 5 of 28 cuts. His best finish in 2010 was T-4 at the [[Waste Management Phoenix Open]]. He made $1,482,211.<ref name=media/>

===2011===
2011 was another consistent year for Howell. Howell's best finish of the year was a T-3, which happened twice in back to back weeks at the [[FedEx St. Jude Classic]] and the [[AT&T National]] tournaments. Howell had seven top-10 finishes in 2011 and qualified for the [[Tour Championship]]. He made $2,509,223.

===2012===
Howell only had two top-10 finishes in 2012: T2 at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]] and T7 at the [[McGladrey Classic]].

He changed coaches before the fall series to [[Gary Gilchrist]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/12/charles-howell-iii-has-new-confidence-after-coaching-change.html |title=Charles Howell III has new confidence after coaching change |publisher=Golf.com |first=Mike |last=Walker |date=December 18, 2012 |access-date=October 25, 2013}}</ref>

===2013===
Howell had five top-10 finishes in 2013: T-3 at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]], playoff loss (T-2) at the [[Humana Challenge]], T-9 at the [[Farmers Insurance Open]], T-10 at the [[Shell Houston Open]] and T-10 at the [[Wells Fargo Championship]]. He finished 38th on the money list and 35th in the FedEx Cup.

===2014===
Howell had a good season in 2014 having six top-10 finishes and made 24 cuts. He finished T3 at the [[HP Byron Nelson Championship]], T5 at the [[Shriners Hospitals for Children Open]], T6 at the [[Waste Management Phoenix Open]], T6 at the [[OHL Classic at Mayakoba]], T7 at the [[CIMB Classic]], and T8 at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]].

===2015===
Howell had another good season in 2015 having three top-10 finishes out of 23 cuts. He finished T5 at the [[Shell Houston Open]], T5 at the [[Farmers Insurance Open]], and T10 at the [[Valspar Championship]]. He finished T65 at the [[PGA Championship]] where he hadn't made the cut since 2011. He finished the end of 2015 being 77th on the money list and 79th on the [[FedEx Cup]] rankings.

===2016===
Howell had five top-10 finishes and earned $1,974,962 in the [[2016 PGA Tour|2015–16 PGA Tour]] season. He made 21 cuts in 25 events. His best finish was T4 at the [[AT&T Byron Nelson]]. He finished 52nd in the [[FedEx Cup]].

===2017===
Howell was the runner-up in the [[Farmers Insurance Open]] losing by three strokes to [[Jon Rahm]]. In July, he was a runner-up again, this time at the [[Quicken Loans National]], losing in a playoff to [[Kyle Stanley]]. This took his tally of [[PGA Tour]] runner-up finishes to 16, and including one in the 2000 [[Buy.com Tour]] season, his career total is now 17. Howell finished 2017 with Tour earnings of $2,606,383, which was his highest in the last decade. The last time he earned at least that much was 2007, when he racked up $2,832,091, and it coincidentally was the year he won his last Tour title. Howell has now won at least $1,000,000 each season since his rookie year of 2001 (17 consecutive seasons), which is the second longest active streak on Tour, trailing only [[Phil Mickelson]] whose current streak started in 1996.

===2018===
[[File:Sony Open in Hawaii - 2018 - Charles Howell III (38931255624).jpg|thumb|Howell III at the 2018 [[Sony Open in Hawaii]].]]
Howell played in 28 events on the PGA Tour in the [[2018 PGA Tour|2017–18 PGA Tour Season]] and made the cut in 24 of them. His best finish was a T4 in the [[OHL Classic at Mayakoba]]. He earned $2,179,725 and finished 53rd in the season-long [[FedEx Cup]].<ref name=media/>

On November 18, 2018, Howell recorded his first win since 2007, defeating [[Patrick Rodgers]] on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at the [[RSM Classic]], and putting him at the top of the FedEx Cup standings going into the 2019 calendar year. This win gave him an exemption into the [[2019 Masters Tournament]] in his hometown of [[Augusta, Georgia]]. He has not played in the Masters since 2012. This tournament was part of the [[2019 PGA Tour|2018–19 PGA Tour]] season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smits |first=Garry |title=Howell rallies from disastrous start to win RSM Classic in sudden death |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20181118/howell-rallies-from-disastrous-start-to-win-rsm-classic-in-sudden-death |newspaper=The Florida Times-Union |access-date=November 19, 2018 |date=November 18, 2018}}</ref>

===2019===
Howell played in 27 events on the PGA Tour in the [[2019 PGA Tour|2018–19 PGA Tour season]] and made the cut in 21 of them. His best finish was his win at the [[RSM Classic]]. He had 12 top-25 finishes. He earned $3,039,049 and finished 28th in the season-long [[FedEx Cup]].<ref name=media/>

===2020===
In 2020, Howell made 14 of 20 cuts and had three top 10 finishes. He made the [[2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs|FedEx Cup Playoffs]] for the 14th consecutive year. He finished at No. 69 in the 2020 FedEx Cup.

===2021===
In 2021, Howell made 14 of 21 cuts but finished 139 in the [[2021 FedEx Cup Playoffs|2021 FedEx Cup]]. He failed to make the FedEx Cup Playoffs for the first time in its 15 year existence. However, Howell retained his PGA Tour card because of his win in the [[RSM Classic|2018 RSM Classic]].

===2022===
In 2022, Howell made 11 of 16 cuts on the PGA Tour with a best finish of T4 at the [[Valero Texas Open]]. In July 2022, Howell joined [[LIV Golf]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34272706/jason-kokrak-charles-howell-iii-join-liv-golf-invitational-series |title=Jason Kokrak, Charles Howell III join LIV International Golf Series |first=Mark |last=Schlabach |work=ESPN |date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=September 22, 2022}}</ref>

===2023===
In February, Howell won the LIV Golf Mayakoba event for his first individual title on the [[LIV Golf League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/35742806/charles-howell-iii-wins-4-shots-mexico-1st-liv-event-title |title=Charles Howell III wins by 4 shots in Mexico for his 1st LIV event title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=February 26, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal==
Howell lives in [[Orlando, Florida]] with his wife, Heather (formerly Heather Myers), and their two children.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=Biography |publisher=Charles Howell III's official site |url=http://www.charleshowell3.com/biography |access-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200419/http://www.charleshowell3.com/biography |archive-date=2013-10-29 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Politically, Howell is a Republican albeit a "fanatically moderate" one.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/would-you-take-charles-howell-iiis-pga-tour-career-he-sure-would-john-feinstein |title=$35M in earnings, 88 top-10s, but only 2 wins. Would you take Charles Howell III's career? He sure would |last=Feinstein |first=John |magazine=Golf Digest |access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref>

==Amateur wins==
*1996 [[AJGA Tournament of Champions]]
*2000 [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Championship]]

==Professional wins (4)==
===PGA Tour wins (3)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Oct 6, [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]]
|[[Michelob Championship at Kingsmill]]
|−14 (70-65-68-67=270)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Hoch]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandt Jobe]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Feb 18, [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]
|[[Nissan Open]]
|−16 (69-65-69-65=268)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Mickelson]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Nov 18, [[2018–19 PGA Tour|2018]]
|[[RSM Classic]]
|−19 (64-64-68-67=263)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Rodgers]]
|}

'''PGA Tour playoff record (2–4)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2001 PGA Tour|2001]]
|[[Greater Milwaukee Open]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shigeki Maruyama]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[2003 PGA Tour|2003]] 
|[[Nissan Open]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Weir]]
|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|[[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]
|[[Nissan Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Mickelson]]
|Won with par on third extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4
|[[2013 PGA Tour|2013]]
|[[Humana Challenge]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gay]], {{flagicon|SWE}} [[David Lingmerth]]
|Gay won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Lingmerth eliminated by birdie on first hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|5
|[[2016–17 PGA Tour|2017]]
|[[Quicken Loans National]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Stanley]]
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|6
|[[2018–19 PGA Tour|2018]]
|[[RSM Classic]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Rodgers]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|}

===LIV Golf League wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Feb 26, [[2023 LIV Golf League|2023]]
|[[LIV Golf Mayakoba]]<sup>1</sup>
|−16 (68-66-63=197)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Uihlein]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[MENA Tour]]

==Results in major championships==
''Results not in chronological order in 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T29
|T28
|T13
|CUT
|CUT
|T30
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|T18
|T53
|T36
|T75
|T37
|T51
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T65
|T42
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T22
|T17
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|T31
|T15
|CUT
|T42
|T47
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T19
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T25
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T28
|T64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T48
|T26
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T65
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T73
|T71
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T32
|T46
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T41
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T52
|30
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied<br>
NT = No tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || 7
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 18 || 13
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 9
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 4
|-
!Totals                                    !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 8 !! 50 !! 33
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2001 PGA – 2004 PGA)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 1

==Results in The Players Championship==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|T60
|T32
|CUT
|CUT
|T53
|79
|CUT
|CUT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T66
|CUT
|T56
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|T35
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2020!!2021
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|C
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place<br>
C = Canceled after the first round due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

==Results in World Golf Championships==
''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T21
|T59
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|T51
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T17
|T12
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T14
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|R32
|R64
|R64
|R64
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|T24
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T21
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T39
|T27
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|colspan=7 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T15
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T36
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2020
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T53
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|NT<sup>1</sup>
|}
<sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] pandemic<br>
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
NT = no tournament<br>
"T" = tied<br>
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

==PGA Tour career summary==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Season !! Starts !! Cuts<br>made !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Best<br>finish !! Earnings<br>([[United States dollar|$]]) !! Money<br>list rank<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.html |title=Official Money |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[1996 PGA Tour|1996]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || Cut || style="text-align:right;"|0 || n/a
|-
| [[1997 PGA Tour|1997]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || Cut || style="text-align:right;"|0 || n/a
|-
| [[2000 PGA Tour|2000]] || 13 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || style="text-align:right;"|263,533 || n/a
|-
| [[2001 PGA Tour|2001]] || 24 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 14 || 2 || style="text-align:right;"|1,520,632 || n/a
|-
| [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]] || 32 || 27 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 16 || 1 || style="text-align:right;"|2,702,747 || style="background:yellow;"|9
|-
| [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]] || 31 || 29 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 16 || 2 || style="text-align:right;"|2,568,955 || 14
|-
| [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]] || 30 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 10 || 2 || style="text-align:right;"|1,702,485 || 33
|-
| [[2005 PGA Tour|2005]] || 29 || 21 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 13 || T2 || style="text-align:right;"|2,074,329 || 29
|-
| [[2006 PGA Tour|2006]] || 30 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 2 || style="text-align:right;"|1,553,105 || 52
|-
| [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]] || 26 || 19 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 8 || 1 || style="text-align:right;"|2,832,091 || 18
|-
| [[2008 PGA Tour|2008]] || 31 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 12 || T3 || style="text-align:right;"|1,449,232 || 69
|-
| [[2009 PGA Tour|2009]] || 29 || 21 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 8 || T2 || style="text-align:right;"|1,804,460|| 46
|-
| [[2010 PGA Tour|2010]] || 28 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 11|| T4 || style="text-align:right;"|1,482,211 || 60
|-
| [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]] || 30 || 25 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 15 || T3 || style="text-align:right;"|2,509,223 || 25
|-
| [[2012 PGA Tour|2012]] || 29 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || T2 || style="text-align:right;"|1,284,578 || 67
|-
| [[2013 PGA Tour|2013]] || 26 || 19 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 9 || T2 || style="text-align:right;"|1,877,389 || 38
|-
| [[2014 PGA Tour|2014]] || 29 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 10 || T3 || style="text-align:right;"|1,997,044 || 45
|-
| [[2015 PGA Tour|2015]] || 30 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 7 || T5 || style="text-align:right;"|1,257,361 || 77
|-
| [[2016 PGA Tour|2016]] || 25 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 14 || T4 || style="text-align:right;"|1,974,962 || 47
|-
| [[2017 PGA Tour|2017]] || 23 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 10 || 2 || style="text-align:right;"|2,606,383  || 37
|-
| [[2018 PGA Tour|2018]] || 28 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 14 || T4 || style="text-align:right;"|2,179,725 || 53
|-
| [[2019 PGA Tour|2019]] || 27 || 21 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 12 || 1 || style="text-align:right;"|3,039,049 || 27
|-
| [[2020 PGA Tour|2020]] || 20 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6 || T3 || style="text-align:right;"|1,371,807 || 65
|-
| [[2021 PGA Tour|2021]] || 21 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || T9 || style="text-align:right;"|947,154 || 139
|-
| [[2022 PGA Tour|2022]] || 16 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || T4 || style="text-align:right;"|1,026,002 || 122
 |-
! Career* !! 609 !! 467 !! 3 !! 16 !! 10 !! 98 !! 230 !! 1 !! 42,025,458 !! n/a**<ref name=careermoney>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.110.html |title=Career Money Leaders |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=September 22, 2022}}</ref>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> ''As of the 2022 season''<ref name=media/><br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Howell III was removed from the PGA Tour Career Earnings list once he joined LIV Golf in 2022. As of September 2022, he would be in the top 20 all-time.

==U.S. national team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]]: [[1998 Palmer Cup|1998]] (tie)

'''Professional'''
*[[Presidents Cup]]: [[2003 Presidents Cup|2003]] (tie), [[2007 Presidents Cup|2007]] (winners)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{PGATour player|21961}}
*{{OWGR|6892}}

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