Howard Twitty

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Howard Twitty
Howard Twitty during the 1980 Memorial Tournament - DPLA - 0c5763864d70330625b77cb70962216e.jpg
Twitty in 1980
Personal information
Full nameHoward Allen Twitty
NicknameTweety Bird [1]
Born (1949-01-15) January 15, 1949 (age 75)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1974
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 94 (May 2, 1993) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T17: 1993
PGA Championship T5: 1980
U.S. Open T32: 1979
The Open Championship T34: 1993
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year 		1993

Howard Allen Twitty (born January 15, 1949) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and played on the Champions Tour from 1999 until 2007.

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Twitty was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe in 1972 and turned pro in 1974. He 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. [3] 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 Champions Tour. After reaching the age of 50 in 1999, he began play on the Champions 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 Buick Championship. He also collaborated with Tom Weiskopf on the TPC Scottsdale redesign, site of the FBR Open.

Twitty resides in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona. He has seven children. He lists his special interests as "all sports", and is nicknamed "Twitty Bird" by his fellow golfers.

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 2, 1979 B.C. Open −14 (69-70-64-67=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer
2Jul 27, 1980 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open −18 (68-66-63-69=266)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Simons
3Jan 17, 1993 United Airlines Hawaiian Open −19 (63-68-70-68=269)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1980 Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Flag of the United States.svg Jim Simons Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Mar 2, 1975 Thailand Open −3 (72-74-70-69=285)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer

Results in major championships

Tournament197119721973197419751976197719781979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTT32
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T38T64T7
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament T38T40
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTCUT66
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T5T43CUTT51CUTCUTT27
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998
Masters Tournament T17T48
U.S. Open 65CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship T34T47
PGA Championship T16CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames" . Links Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Week 18 1993 Ending 2 May 1993" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Golf Major Championships".
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