| Billy Howat | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Ayr CC (Ayr) [1] |
| Career | |
| Member Association |  Scotland |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1985) |
| European Championship appearances | 1 (1985) |
Medal record | |
Billy Howat is a Scottish curler. [2]
At the national level, he is a 1985 Scottish men's champion curler.
In 2015–2016 he was president of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Scottish Curling Association). [3] Some years before it he was president of the Ayr Curling Club.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | Billy Howat | Robert Clark | Robert Shaw | Alistair Henry | SMCC 1985  WCC 1985 (5th) |
| 1985–86 | Billy Howat | Robert Clark | Robert Shaw | Alistair Henry | ECC 1985 (6th) |
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Billy Howat, Robert Clark, Robert Shaw and Alistair Henry represented Scotland…
Billy Howat…
Billy Howat (Ayr) was champion in 1985 and a semi-finalist last year. He has brought David Ramsay into the team at lead to join Simon Hartley and Iain Watt.
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