Two top tournaments await Mason Howell this summer
THOMASVILLE – A busy
summer on the links culminates
with two big events for Thomas-
ville’s Mason Howell.
Howell will compete in the
U.S. Open, one of the PGA’s
four major championships every
year, on June 18-21 at Shinne-
cock Hills Golf Club in South-
ampton, New York. He’s also
slated to defend his U.S. Ama-
teur Championship on Aug. 10-
16 at Merion Golf Club in Ard-
more, Penn.
Those tournaments followed
the Charles Schwab Challenge
on May 28-31 when Howell
missed the cut despite shooting
1-over-par in two rounds. How-
ell also competed in the KLM
Open in Amsterdam, Nether-
lands on June 4-7.
The busy travel season has
been a lot for the Brookwood
graduate, but Howell has stayed
grounded with a strong support
group.
“Traveling all the time, it’s a
lot, especially at my age,” Howell
said. “But I’ve got a good team
around me and thank my parents
and all the hard work they’ve
done to help me get to this point.
“This is what I love doing.
So, I’m going to try to play some
good golf this summer before I
go to college.”
Before Howell moves on to
the University of Georgia, he’ll
compete at the U.S. Amateur
championship where he made
a name for himself last year by
becoming the third-youngest
champion in the tournament’s
history. He hopes to make even
more history this time around.
“It’ll be wild, because there
hasn’t been a defense at the U.S.
Amateur in the last three or
four years I think,” Howell said.
“Everybody’s turned pro after
they’ve won just because they’ve
been seniors in college or some-
thing like that. It’ll be a really
cool experience. I’m looking for-
ward to it.”
Brookwood School
Located in Thomasville, GA, Brookwood School is a private school for grades JK-12. Students benefit from a challenging academic program, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.