Howell, 40, explains 8-year-old key to reinvigorating his career

Unlike many of his peers, Charles Howell III often finds himself watching golf on television during his off weeks.

“Probably too much,” Howell admitted.

Last week was one of those instances, though as Howell explained Wednesday during his pre-tournament presser at the Sony Open, he had a good excuse.

“My son now is big into golf and he loves it, so like he has his favorites and the guys that he really likes,” Howell said of his 8-year-old son, Chase. “Justin Thomas is his clear favorite. Not even close. Like watching last week (when Thomas won the Sentry Tournament of Champions), like me seeing golf through his eyes watching Justin in the playoff and rooting him on and all that kind of stuff,…