With the victory, Howell, a rising high school senior and verbal commit to Georgia, became the third youngest winner in the 125 editions of the U.S. Amateur, taking over a spot previously held by Tiger Woods.

Howell, the 18-year-old product of Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Georgia, beat Jackson Herrington on Sunday at the Olympic Club, 7 and 6, to win the Havemeyer Trophy, the latest step in his rise up the amateur golf ranks.