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David Howell

England · born , Swindon, Wiltshire, England

3.5Ryder Cup points from 5 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 3-1-1 · 3.5 points (70.0%)
  • Singles 1-1-0 · Foursomes 1-0-1 · Four-ball 1-0-0
  • Open top 10s 2008 (T7)

Near misses

  1. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T7 · 292 (+12)

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 5 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points. Foursomes 1-0-1, four-ball 1-0-0, singles 1-1-0.

  1. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  2. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Paul Casey's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2006 Ryder Cup

    The K Club (Palmer Course) · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 2006.

    Career line, 2004–2008

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    David Howell was born in 1975 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Howell played in 2 Ryder Cups for Europe (2004, 2006), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 1 of 5 matches for 3.5 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 2008 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T7 · 292 (+12)

    Ryder Cup

    Howell played 2 Ryder Cups for Europe: 5 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points (70.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-1, four-ball 1-0-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    2. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Paul Casey (2), Henrik Stenson (1).

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. Wikipedia: David Howell (golfer)
    3. R&A 2008
    4. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    5. Golf Channel 2004
    6. Golf Channel
    7. Wikipedia: 2004 Ryder Cup
    8. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    9. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    10. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup