Craig Howie (golfer)
| Craig Howie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Craig Robert Howie | ||
| Born | 27 August 1994 Peebles, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Stirling | ||
| Turned professional | 2018 | ||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour Pro Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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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.
Amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 2012 Scottish Boys Championship, Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters
- 2013 Craigmillar Park Open
- 2016 Scottish Student Sport Championships
- 2017 Craigmillar Park Open
Source:[14]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 May 2021 | Range Servant Challenge | −22 (65-66-69-66=266) | 7 strokes |  Marcus Helligkilde
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Pro Golf Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Aug 2018 | Leipziger Golf Open | −16 (67-69-64=200) | Playoff | Chris Robb
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Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2016 (winners), 2017
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2012[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dempster, Craig (16 April 2012). "Scottish Boys Championship: Craig Howie first Borders golfer to become champion". The Scotsman. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Howie and Chisnall lead the qualifiers at The Amateur Championship". The R&A. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Craig Howie Support Golf Day - Friday 21st September". Peebles Golf Club. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Walker Cup teams announced". Golf News. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Scott, Steve (4 June 2016). "In-form Howie leads Links Trophy with Ferguson lurking". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Craig Howie wins and takes 1st place of the overall ranking". Pro Golf Tour. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Craig Howie 2018". Pro Golf Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Craig Howie is the 2018 Champion". Pro Golf Tour. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Craig Howie overcomes 'struggles' to have European Tour card in sights". The Scotsman. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Peebles golfer Craig Howie so close to European Tour card". Southern Reporter. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Mellon, Ralph (31 August 2020). "Superb final-round form by Peebles golfer Craig". Southern Reporter. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Howie clinches dominant first victory in Sweden". European Tour. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Craig Howie". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Craig Howie at the European Tour official site
- Craig Howie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site