Ryan Howison

Ryan Howison (born December 26, 1966) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour from 1995 to 2008.

Ryan Howison
Personal information
Born (1966-12-26) December 26, 1966
Columbus, Ohio
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina
Turned professional1990
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3

Howison earned his PGA Tour card through qualifying school in 1994. He split time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 1995. He played on the Nationwide Tour from 1996 to 1999 and picked up three victories. He won the Nike Lakeland Classic in 1997 and in 1999 he won the Nike Lakeland Classic again and the Nike Ozarks Open en route to a 10th-place finish on the money list, earning him his PGA Tour card for 2000. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2001 where he would play until 2008.

Howison played baseball, not golf, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was the starting third baseman for the 1989 College World Series team. After two rotator cuff surgeries his junior year, Howison began to pursue golf.[1]

Howison is now a financial advisor in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. His business name is OnCourse Wealth Management.

Professional wins (3)

Nike Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Feb 2, 1997 Nike Lakeland Classic −19 (66-65-69-69=269) 3 strokes Mark Carnevale
2 Jan 17, 1999 Nike Lakeland Classic (2) −13 (68-71-68-68=275) 1 stroke Glen Hnatiuk, Jim McGovern,
Shaun Micheel
3 Aug 15, 1999 Nike Ozarks Open −18 (67-68-69-66=270) Playoff Ed Fryatt

Nike Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1998 Nike Knoxville Open Robin Freeman Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 1998 Nike Dakota Dunes Open John Maginnes, Sean Murphy Maginnes won with birdie on second extra hole
3 1999 Nike Dakota Dunes Open Craig Kanada, Fran Quinn Quinn won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1999 Nike Ozarks Open Ed Fryatt Won with par on first extra hole

See also

References
  1. Pate, Bill (September 28, 1999). "Ryan Howison Sets Sights On PGA Tour". goheels.com.
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