Howell may refer to:

People[link]

• Howell (surname)

Kimberly

Places in the United States[link]

• Howell, Michigan
• Howell, Utah
• Howell Township, Michigan
• Howell Township, New Jersey

Howell Township Public Schools

Howell High School (New Jersey)

• Howell County, Missouri
• Hugh Howell Road, Georgia
• Howell Mountain AVA, an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, part of Napa Valley AVA

Places in Europe[link]

• Howell, Lincolnshire, England

Business establishments[link]

• Böwe Bell & Howell, manufacturer and supplier of media technologies
• Howells (department store), large department store in Cardiff, Wales, established by James Howell

Weapons[link]

• Howell torpedo, early type of U.S. Navy torpedo

Other[link]

• Thelypodium howellii (Howell's thelypody), a rare plant of the Western U.S., endemic to a small area on the borders of Oregon, California and Nevada
• Howell is the name of a table movement system often used in duplicate bridge

Fictional characters[link]

• Thurston Howell, III, millionaire played by Jim Backus on the television program Gilligan's Island
• Lovey Howell, wife of Thurston, played by Natalie Schafer on the television program Gilligan's Island
• Howell Jenkins, an alterego of Wizard Howl in the fantasy trilogy Howl's Moving Castle

See also[link]

• Howells (disambiguation)

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Mark Howell is an American musician, composer,^[1] ethnomusicologist, and music archaeologist.

Early life and education[link]

Howell was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1952 and moved to New York City in 1982. In 1996 Howell earned an M.F.A. in music composition at SUNY Stony Brook; and in 2004 a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the CUNY Graduate Centerwith a dissertation called "An Ethnoarchaeological Investigation of Highland Guatemalan Maya Dance-Plays."

Career[link]

In 1983 he formed an avant-garde post-rock band called Better Than Death (BTD) with bass clarinetist Michael Lytle. In 1986 he collaborated with Etron Fou saxophonist, Bruno Meillier to form a Euro-American group called Zero Pop. They recorded, All the Big Mystics and Glows in the Dark. In between Zero Pop tours BTD recorded Swimman (1987), and followed that release with a U.S. tour. Between 1986 and 1994 Zero Pop toured Europe seven times and the United States three.

Howell played guitar on the Curlew record, North America, and met Martin Bisi, Rick Brown, Tom Cora, and Fred Frith. In 1989 he and Frith, Nick Didkovsky, and Rene Lussier formed the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet.In 1989 Howell formed a third band, Timber, with drummer, Rick Brown and bass player, Faye Hunter who was later replaced by Jenny Wade. Between 1989 and 1996 Timber made two U.S. tours and one in Europe. They released one CD, Parts and Labor, were included on Matador's LP and CD New York Eye and Ear Control, as well as on two of Elliott Sharp's State of the Union compilation CDs. Howell's involvement with the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet between 1989 and 1995, included five European tours, several U.S. performances and the recording of "The As Usual Dance Towards the Other Flight to What is Not," which was released on Frith's CD, Quartets. He also played with Frith, Didkovsky, Lussier, and others, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music performance of, "In Memory," in 1989.

In addition to his band work, Howell has composed for Lynn Shapiro (at the American Dance Festival 1994), Amy Sue Rosen, Diane Torr, and Stephanie Artz. He was also commissioned by several ensembles including "North By South," (1993) for percussionist Kevin Norton, and "To the Heart," (1997) for the ten-piece mixed ensemble, New Ear. His composition scores were published by Frog Peak Music.

Howell has researched the music of Precolumbian America. He has presented papers and published books and journals on topics related to music archaeology. In 2006 he become the director of the Winterville Site, an archaeology park and museum in the Mississippi Delta.

Howell is a member of the duo called Inconvenient Music.

Select Discography[link]

• Inconvenient Music, MP3 downloads. Myspace.com/Inconvenient Music (2007).
• State of the Union (Elliott Sharp compilation, with Timber), CD. EMF (2001).
• Quartets (with the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet), CD. Rec Rec Zurich (1994).
• Parts and Labor (Timber), CD and LP. joint distribution by Rift and Rough Trade London (1992).
• New York Eye and Ear Control (compilation, with Timber), CD and LP. Matador (1991).
• Glows in the Dark (Zero Pop), CD. Rec Rec Zurich (1987).
• All the Big Mystics (Zero Pop), LP. Rec Rec Zurich (1987).
• Swimman (Better Than Death), LP. Lost/Twin Tone (1987).
• North America (Curlew), LP. Moers (1986); reissue as CD, Cuneiform (2002).

Select Publications[link]

• "An Acoustic Analysis of La Salle's Trading Bells." In Orient Archaologie Band 22 Studien zum Musikarchaologie VI. Eds., Ellen Hickmann, Arnd Adje Both, Ricardo Eichmann, and Lars-Christian Koch. (2008), 477-485.
• "Possible Precolumbian Music Survivals in the Rab'inal Achi." In The World of Music. Music Archaeology: Mesoamerica 49 (2007:2), 105-138.

References[link]

External links[link]

• http://www.frogpeak.org/fpartists/fphowell.html
• http://www.myspace.com/nanihwaya

Charles Alfred Howell (22 October 1905 – 26 October 1974) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr at the 1955 general election, and served until the 1964 general election when the seat was gained against the national trend by the Conservative candidate Wyndham Davies.

References[link]

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs ^{[self-published source?][better source needed]}

External links[link]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Howell

Charles Howell III
Personal information
Full name	Charles Gordon Howell III
Nickname	Chucky Three Sticks [1]
Born	(1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 33) Augusta, Georgia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Orlando, Florida
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T13: 2004
U.S. Open	T18: 2002
The Open Championship	T28: 2011
PGA Championship	T10: 2003
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award	2000
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year	2001

Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American golfer. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Early years and amateur career[link]

Howell was born^[1] and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. He was introduced to golf at age 7 by next-door neighbor, Graham Hill, with whom he is still friends.^[2] He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club.^[3] Howell graduated from Westminster Schools of Augusta,^[2] and soon after attended Oklahoma State University,^[1] where he majored in Business Management.^[2] In 2000, he was a member of Oklahoma State's winning team and also the individual winner at the NCAA Division I Golf Championships with a record-setting 23-under-par performance. Also in 2000, he won the Haskins Award honoring the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States.^[3]

Howell played in three professional events as an amateur. At the age of 17, Howell participated in his first PGA Tour event. He entered the Buick Challenge but missed the cut. The next year he missed the cut at the Canon Greater Hartford Open. Howell finished in a tie for second at the BUY.COM Greensboro Open on the Nationwide Tour. At the time it was the best finish by an amateur in a Nationwide Tour event.

Professional[link]

2000[link]

Howell turned professional in 2000.^[1] He played in his first tournament as a professional at the Canon Greater Hartford Open on July 2. He finished tied in 32nd place. Howell finished in 3rd at the John Deere Classic in only his third event. Howell played in 13 events in 2000 and made 7 cuts. He earned $263,533 but did not have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member.^[3]

2001[link]

Howell placed in the top 10 in two of his first four events of the 2001 season. In July at the Greater Milwaukee Open he lost to Shigeki Maruyama in a playoff. Howell also placed in 4th at the Reno-Tahoe Open and he finished in a tie for 3rd at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill. Howell entered 24 events in 2001 and he made 20 cuts. Howell earned $1,520,632 and recorded five top 10 finishes. Just like in 2000, Howell did not have an official money list rank because he was not a full PGA Tour member. Due to his successful year, Howell won the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year award.^[3]

Also, in February Howell played in two European Tour events in Australia. He finished in a tie for 67th at the Heineken Classic and in a tie for 39th at the Greg Norman Holden International.

2002[link]

Howell became a full PGA Tour member for the 2002 season. He had a strong start to the season by placing in the top 10 in three of his first five events. Howell won his first PGA Tour tournament at the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill in October. Four weeks later he finished in second at The Tour Championship. He finished 2 strokes behind champion Vijay Singh. Howell entered 32 events in 2002 and made 27 cuts. He recorded seven top 10 finishes. Howell earned $2,702,747 and finished 9th on the money list.^[3]

2003[link]

Early in the 2003 season, Howell lost in a playoff to Mike Weir at the Nissan Open. Howell recorded his best finish in a major at the PGA Championship in August. He finished tied for 10th place. Howell finished as the runner-up at The Tour Championship for the second year in a row. This time he finished 3 strokes behind Chad Campbell. Two weeks later Howell represented the United States in the Presidents Cup. The competition ended in a draw. Howell was paired with Tiger Woods for the foursomes and four-ball matches. His overall record at the competition was 3-2 including a match play victory over fellow young golfer Adam Scott. Howell defeated Scott by the score of 5&4. Howell entered 31 tournaments and made 29 cuts. He recorded six top 10's and earned $2,568,955. Howell finished in 14th on the money list.^[3]

2004[link]

Howell's 2004 season did not go as well as previous ones. His best finished was a solo 2nd at the Booz Allen Classic in June. He finished 4 strokes behind Adam Scott. Howell shot a 61 (-10) in the 1st round which still stands as his lowest round in a PGA Tour tournament. Howell entered 30 tournaments and made 22 cuts. He recorded five top 10 finishes. He earned $1,703,485 and finished 33rd on the money list.^[3]

2005[link]

Howell started off 2005 strong with top three finishes in consecutive weeks. He finished in a tie for 3rd at the Sony Open in Hawaii and in a tie for second at the Buick Invitational. Howell was not able to pick up a victory in 2005 but he recorded six top 10 finishes including five top 5 finishes. Howell entered 29 tournaments and made 21 cuts. He earned $2,074,329 and finished 29th on the money list.^[3]

2006[link]

Howell did not have a very successful season in 2006. His only success was a tie for second at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and a solo second at the 84 Lumber Classic. Howell entered 30 tournaments and made 20 cuts. He recorded three top 10 finishes and only five top 25 finishes. He earned $1,553,105 and finished in 52nd on the money list.^[3]

2007[link]

Howell bounced back from his disappointing 2006 season with a successful 2007 season. He recorded two runner-up finishes in his first three tournaments. He finished in a tie for 2nd at the Sony Open in Hawaii and in solo second at the Buick Invitational. On February 18, 2007 Howell won his second PGA Tour event. He won the Nissan Open by defeating Phil Mickelson in a playoff. The next week Howell made it to the round of 16 at the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Two weeks later he finished in a tie for 6th at the PODS Championship. Howell did not enjoy much success after that. His best finish after the PODS Championship in March was at the WGC-CA Championship where he finished in a tie for 16th place. Howell entered the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 8th place in the points standings. He played in all 4 playoff tournaments. His best finish came at the BMW Championship where he finished in a tie for 18th place. Howell went on to finish in 18th place in the final FedEx Cup points standings. Howell has earned $2,832,091 in 2007 and is currently in 18th place on the money list. He has entered 26 tournaments, making 19 cuts. He has recorded five top 10 finishes. Howell also participated in the Presidents Cup in September. The United States won the competition and Howell was 2-2 in his matches. He won his singles match against Stuart Appleby by the score of 2&1.^[3]

2008[link]

Howell recorded his worst finish on the money list in his career in 2008, finishing in 69th with $1,449,232. He finished tied for 8th in the first tournament of the year at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. His next top ten finish came at the AT&T Classic in May where he finished tied for 8th. He led the tournament going into the final round but shot a 74 (+2) to lose the lead. Howell shared the lead going into the final round of the Turning Stone Resort Championship in October but ended up finishing tied for 3rd after shooting a 73 (+1). Howell made 22 of 31 cuts on the year while recording four top 10s, 12 top 25s and finishing 95th in the FedEx Cup standings.^[3]

2009[link]

Howell started the 2009 season strong in January with a 4th place finish in the Sony Open in Hawaii; three behind winner Zach Johnson. In March, Howell finish with a respectable T21 at the Puerto Rico Open. The next week, Howell had his best finish of the season by finishing T2 in the Transitions Championship. Howell was in position to win the tournament after the 14th hole, but subsequently bogeyed two of the last four holes to finish one stroke behind winner Retief Goosen. The week after the Transitions Championship, Howell finished T22 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. At the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Howell was again in position to win the tournament before bogeying two of the last four holes to finish two behind winner Jerry Kelly. Howell missed 6 cuts in 8 events from May to July. Howell recently made an instructional switch from David Leadbetter to Todd Anderson of the Sea Island Golf Club.^[3]

2010[link]

Howell had six top-10 finishes in 2010, while missing only 5 of 28 cuts. His best finish in 2010 was T4 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.^[3]

2011[link]

Another consistent year, Howell had seven top-10 finishes in 2011 and qualified for the Tour Championship.

Personal[link]

Howell lives in Orlando, Florida with his wife, Heather, and their daughter.^[2]

Amateur wins (1)[link]

• 2000 NCAA Division I Championship

Professional wins (2)[link]

PGA Tour wins (2)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 6, 2002	Michelob Championship at Kingsmill	-14 (70-65-68-67=270)	2 strokes	Scott Hoch, Brandt Jobe
2	Feb 18, 2007	Nissan Open	-16 (69-65-69-65=268)	Playoff	Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (1-2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1.	2001	Greater Milwaukee Open	Shigeki Maruyama	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2.	2003	Nissan Open	Mike Weir	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3.	2007	Nissan Open	Phil Mickelson	Won with par on third extra hole

Results in major championships[link]

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

• Starts - 33
• Top-10 finishes - 1
• Cuts made - 22

Results in World Golf Championship events[link]

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary[link]

* Complete through the 2011 season.

United States national team appearances[link]

• Presidents Cup: 2003 (tie), 2007 (winners)

References[link]

External links[link]

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Charles Howell III in the Presidents Cup v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2003 Chris DiMarco • Fred Funk • Jim Furyk • Jay Haas • Charles Howell III • Jerry Kelly • Justin Leonard • Davis Love III • Phil Mickelson • Kenny Perry • David Toms • Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Tied: 17 – 17 v t e United States Presidents Cup team – 2007 Woody Austin • Stewart Cink • Jim Furyk • Lucas Glover • Charles Howell III • Zach Johnson • Hunter Mahan • Phil Mickelson • Steve Stricker • David Toms • Scott Verplank • Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain) Won: 19.5 – 14.5