Howard Allen Twitty (born January 15, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1949, Twitty was born in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1972, he graduated from Arizona State University.
Professional career In 1974, Twitty turned pro. Twitty won three tournaments on the PGA Tour during his career. His best finish in a major tournament was a T-5 at the 1980 PGA Championship. Twitty missed part of the 1996 season due to foot surgery, and now wears sandals with golf spikes while he plays. Twitty played some on the Nationwide Tour in his late forties to prepare for the Senior PGA TOUR. After reaching the age of 50 in 1999, he began play on the senior tour where his best finish was a T-2 at the 2000 Toshiba Senior Classic.
Twitty has done some consulting on golf course design. He collaborated with Roger Maltbie on the well-received redesign of the TPC at River Highlands course in Connecticut, site of the Travelers Championship. He also collaborated with Tom Weiskopf on the TPC Scottsdale redesign, site of the FBR Open.
Personal life Twitty resides in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona. He has seven children.
Awards and honors In 1993, Twitty was honored with PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year
Amateur wins (2) 1970 Porter Cup, Sunnehanna Amateur
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 2, 1979B.C. Open−14 (69-70-64-67=270)1 stroke Tom Purtzer2Jul 27, 1980Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open−18 (68-66-63-69=266)Playoff Jim Simons 3Jan 17, 1993United Airlines Hawaiian Open−19 (63-68-70-68=269)4 strokes Joey Sindelar
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11980Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Jim SimonsWon with birdie on sixth extra hole
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 2, 1975Thailand Open−3 (72-74-70-69=285)2 strokes Tom Purtzer
Results in major championships Tournament197119721973197419751976197719781979Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTT32The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT38T64T7 Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentT38T40U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUT66The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT5T43CUTT51CUTCUTT27 Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998Masters TournamentT17T48U.S. Open65CUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipT34T47PGA ChampionshipT16CUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
Spring 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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