Craig Howie (golfer)

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Craig Howie
Personal information
Full nameCraig Robert Howie
Born (1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 29)
Peebles, Scotland
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
College University of Stirling
Turned professional2018
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Achievements and awards
Pro Golf Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2018

Craig Robert Howie (born 27 August 1994) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2021 Range Servant Challenge on the Challenge Tour.

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Amateur career

Howie won the Scottish Boys Championship at Murcar Links in 2012. [1] He led the Amateur Championship stroke-play qualifying at Carnoustie in 2015 and was a member of the Scottish team that won the European Amateur Team Championship in 2016. [2] [3] He was not selected for the 2017 Walker Cup team, being named the second reserve. [4] Howie graduated from the University of Stirling with a sports studies degree. [5]

Professional career

Howie turned professional at the start of 2018 and played on the Pro Golf Tour in his first year as a professional. He had a successful season, winning the Leipziger Golf Open in August, beating fellow-Scot Chris Robb in a playoff. [6] During the season he was also runner-up three times, third once and had three other top-10 finishes. [7] In the event before his win, he had lost a playoff to Ondřej Lieser in the Zell am See – Kaprun Open. He won the Order of Merit and gained a place on the Challenge Tour for 2019. [8]

Howie was injured at the start of 2019 and had a poor season. [9] He retained his place on the Challenge Tour with a good performance at the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School in November. [10] [11] He had a better season in 2020 including a fifth-place finish in the ISPS Handa UK Championship on the European Tour, after a final round of 65. [12] In May 2021 he won the Range Servant Challenge on the Challenge Tour, finishing 7 strokes ahead of the runner-up, Marcus Helligkilde. [13]

Amateur wins

Source: [14]

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
116 May 2021 Range Servant Challenge −22 (65-66-69-66=266)7 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Marcus Helligkilde

Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
17 Aug 2018 Leipziger Golf Open−16 (67-69-64=200)Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Robb

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ Dempster, Craig (16 April 2012). "Scottish Boys Championship: Craig Howie first Borders golfer to become champion". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Howie and Chisnall lead the qualifiers at The Amateur Championship". The R&A. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Craig Howie Support Golf Day - Friday 21st September". Peebles Golf Club. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Walker Cup teams announced". Golf News. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Scott, Steve (4 June 2016). "In-form Howie leads Links Trophy with Ferguson lurking". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Craig Howie wins and takes 1st place of the overall ranking". Pro Golf Tour. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Craig Howie 2018". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Craig Howie is the 2018 Champion". Pro Golf Tour. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Craig Howie overcomes 'struggles' to have European Tour card in sights". The Scotsman. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Peebles golfer Craig Howie so close to European Tour card". Southern Reporter. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Mellon, Ralph (31 August 2020). "Superb final-round form by Peebles golfer Craig". Southern Reporter. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Howie clinches dominant first victory in Sweden". European Tour. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Craig Howie". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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