David Howell
David Howell
David Wei Liang Howellis an English chess grandmaster and British champion in 2009, 2013 and 2014. He is the youngest chess Grandmaster in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16. The previous record holder, Luke McShane, was six months older when he became a grandmaster...
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth14 November 1990
cup hard leading merit order plus worked
I've worked so hard for this win. I'm now leading the 2006 order of merit ... plus I've got some Ryder Cup points, which we're all after, so I couldn't be happier.
decent golf
As I showed in the Masters, if I play decent golf I am going to do well.
certainly
It was certainly better than I expected. You always come into these things with a pessimistic attitude.
beat great numbers quite realise thomas win
I didn't realise the numbers were quite that good. To beat Thomas is a great win for me and I'm delighted.
easy guys knew plenty
I knew the guys would be making plenty of birdies, so they weren't going to make it easy for me,
bit finish good pleased posted seven strong work
I am pleased with my week's work but a bit disappointed. I got myself to seven under and if I had had a good strong finish I could have posted a good total.
bad birdie overly
It's very pleasant, not overly difficult. There's going to be a birdie fest. And that's probably not a bad way to have it.
bad birdie overly
It's very pleasant, not overly difficult, ... There's going to be a birdie fest. And that's probably not a bad way to have it.
easy enjoyable game moment quite
This game will never be too easy but it's quite enjoyable at the moment I will admit.
aggressive delighted finally guys knew tried
I'm delighted to finally win. I just tried to be aggressive - I knew the other guys wouldn't back down.
chaos deals five handle minutes surrounds today
Chaos surrounds him out there. I had to handle it for five minutes at the end today and I was frustrated. He probably deals with that every day.
ditch lucky played second shot suppose
It was a frustrating way to finish, but I was lucky my second shot bounced over the ditch so I suppose it evens out/I played really nicely.
andrew played pressure
Andrew played fantastically well and put the pressure on me. He wasn't going to let up.
david five four good great nice strong win
David and I are good friends, so it should be nice out there tomorrow. This is a strong field, so it would be a great win if I can get it - but any one of four or five players, if they get hot, still has a chance.