- Howard Twitty
Howard Allen Twitty (born
January 15 ,1949 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who played on thePGA Tour in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and who currently plays on theChampions Tour .Twitty was born in
Phoenix, Arizona . He graduated fronArizona 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 1980PGA 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 theNationwide 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 to date is 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 inConnecticut , site of theBuick Championship . He also collaborated withTom Weiskopf on the "TPC-Scottsdale" redesign, site of theFBR 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)
*1970
Porter Cup ,Sunnehanna Amateur Professional wins (4)
PGA Tour wins (3)
*1979
B.C. Open
*1980Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open
*1993United Airlines Hawaiian Open Other wins (1)
*1975 Thailand Open
External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/intro/132132 Profile on PGA Tour's Official site]
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