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Youthful Howell hits the 500 mark

David Howell became the second youngest player in history to make 500 appearances on The European Tour after opening with a round of 72 on the first day of the Alstom Open de France.Only his fellow Englishman Peter Baker, at 36, was younger than the 39 year old Howell when