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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

Casper Howells

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown London, England

Biography

Career Overview | Career Stats
Played in 24 career tournaments, posted a scoring average of 75.83, 13 par-or-better rounds and five rounds in the 60s … earned medalist honors at the Cape Fear National Intercollegiate in March of his senior season … shot rounds of 74-79-67 (220), with the 5-under final round representing a career low … upon his graduation he ranked tied for 13th in program history with 69 career rounds played … converted 179 career birdies to rank as the 11th-most in program history, and made five career eagles to rank tied for 7th at the time of his graduation.

As A Senior (2016-17) | Tournament-By-Tournament Stats
ASUN Golfer of the Week (Mar. 9) … was the only FGCU member to compete in all 11 tournaments during the season … posted a 74.74 scoring average over 31 rounds … the 31 rounds ranked as the 8th-most in single-season program history … finished 2nd on the team with eight par-or-better rounds, and tied for the team lead with three rounds in the 60s … career- and season-low 5-under 67 in the final round of the Cape Fear National Intercollegiate (Mar. 19-20) … picked up his first and only career win in that tournament with rounds of 74-79-67 (220) to claim medalist honors … rolled in 87 birdies to rank tied for the 11th-most in single-season program history … posted four top-10 finishes, including three consecutively from Feb. 27-Mar. 20 … his score was used in the team total in 25 of 31 rounds, including 11 consecutively bridging the fall and spring portions of the schedule … best three-round total was a 215 (76-68-71) at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate (Mar. 6-7) to finish tied for 2nd place … tied for 10th at the Frontier Secure Intercollegiate (Feb. 27-28) after consistent rounds of 73-72-71 (216) …3rd-place finish at the rain-shortened, one-round FAU Dual (Oct. 1) with a 4-under 68 … also added a pair of top-20 finishes, including a tie for 19th at the ASUN Championship (74-72-79: 225).

Summer 2016
Finished 2nd at the Florida Public Links Championship (74-72-73) ... posted a 5th-place finish in the Florida Four Ball Championship (66-65) with partner and current assistant coach Austin Schultz ... tied for 5th at the Florida Open Championship (76-71-68).

As A Junior (2015-16) | Tournament-By-Tournament Stats
Played in two tournaments on the year … as an individual at the Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport & FGCU Classic (Oct. 26-27) at Old Corkscrew Golf Club, finished tied for 41st with rounds of 78-83-74 (235) … made his final appearance of the year at the East Carolina Intercollegiate (Apr. 4-5), tying for 43rd after posting rounds of 77-78-83 (238).

As A Sophomore (2014-15) | Tournament-By-Tournament Stats
Played in eight of FGCU’s 10 tournaments and finished the season with a 76.30 scoring average … 19 of 23 rounds played were used in FGCU’s team scores … best finish was at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic (Sep. 28-30) after tying for 3rd out of 50 golfers with scores of 75-69-69 (213, E) … posted two consecutive rounds of 3-under 69 during the second and final round of the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic … other top-20 finish on the year came at the Grub Mart Intercollegiate (Mar. 23-24) with rounds of 75-73-75 (223, +7) … had two eagles on the season, tied for the 14th-most in single-season program history.

As A Freshman (2013-14) | Tournament-By-Tournament Stats
Participated in three tournaments for the Eagles – one in the fall and two in the spring … finished with a stroke average of 76.33 … opened his season at the Cobra PUMA Invitational (Oct. 27-28) where he finished tied for 26th out of 75 golfers … shot rounds of 72-74-76 (222, +6), with the first and second rounds being used in FGCU’s team score, and his opening-round even-par round being his best of the season … opened the spring campaign at the Harmony Preserve Intercollegiate (Mar. 2-4) with his best finish of the season (T-25) following rounds of 73-80-76 (229) … the round of 73 (+1) was used in the team score … wrapped up his competitive action for the year at the Talis Park Challenge (Mar. 16-17) … placed 46th at that event, with his final-round 75 (+3) being used in the team score … in nine rounds he converted 24 birdies … played par-5 holes below par to an average of 4.97 … rolled in one eagle on the year … hit the fairway 76.2 percent of the time … found the green in regulation at a 66.1-percent clip.

High School
Finished 40th in the England U18's Qualifier … won the Surrey Junior Order of Merit in 2011 … played on the Surrey U18 team … Captained the Wentworth Junior team in 2013

Personal
Born in Windsor … grew up playing at the Wentwort Golf Club ... legal studies major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2015-16Junior

    6'1"
  • 2016-17Senior

    6'1"