Paul Howard (golfer)

Paul Howard (born 30 September 1990) is an English professional golfer who played on the Challenge Tour.

Paul Howard
Personal information
Born	(1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 34) Lancashire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sporting nationality	England
Career
Turned professional	2015
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2016

Howard turned professional in early 2015 after a successful amateur career. In his first season he played on the Challenge Tour and the PGA EuroPro Tour. He had an early success winning the Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic on the PGA EuroPro Tour, and followed this with a third-place finish in the Wealth Design Invitational and a tie for second place in the PDC Open. In 2016 he played on the Challenge Tour and was joint runner-up in the Swiss Challenge, a stroke behind Alexander Knappe. He qualified for the 2016 Open Championship through Final Qualifying but missed the cut. In 2017 he won the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge by two shots from Simon Forsström, an event reduced to 54 holes by heavy rain.^[1]

Amateur wins

• 2014 South American Amateur
• 2015 New South Wales Amateur

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Aug 2017	Vierumäki Finnish Challenge	−17 (68-65-66=199)*	2 strokes	Simon Forsström

*Note: The 2017 Vierumäki Finnish Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	26 Jun 2015	Paul Lawrie Foundation Granite City Classic	−15 (65-66-70=201)	1 stroke	Paul Shields

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2014