For the up-and-rising star in amateur golf, the mantra is pretty simple: “I’m just going to go and play my best, and have as much fun as possible and see where that takes me.” This attitude and his performance at the 2025 U.S. Amateur are definitely taking Mason Howell places… like, possibly, even the 2026 Masters. On that note, very few can claim to know the golfer well enough, and there’s plenty to know about this rising amateur star, starting with…

Mason Howell’s personal life

Mason Howell was born in Thomasville, Georgia, on June 28, 2007, to Robb and Lauren. His sister Megan (or Meg for short) is a rising junior at the University of Georgia. On the family front, his dad, Robb, played tennis at Valdosta State before graduating from UGA’s School of Law in 1994. Golf for Robb came mu

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