Howard Allen Twitty (born January 15, 1949) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

Senior PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, f ...

Early life and amateur career

In 1949, Twitty was born in

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. In 1972, he graduated from

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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

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. 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

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in his late forties to prepare for the

Senior PGA TOUR PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, f ...

. 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 Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports. Early life Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teamm ...

on the well-received redesign of the TPC at River Highlands course in

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, site of the

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. He also collaborated with

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on the

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redesign, site of the

FBR Open The Phoenix Open (branded as the WM Phoenix Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in early February at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. The tournament was originally the Arizo ...

Personal life

Twitty resides in Paradise Valley, a suburb of

Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale is a city in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott (chaplain), Winfield Scott, a retired Chaplain Corps (United States ...

. He has seven children.

Awards and honors

In 1993, Twitty was honored with PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year

Amateur wins (2)

*1970

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, Sunnehanna Amateur

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Twitty, Howard American male golfers Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Phoenix, Arizona 1949 births Living people 20th-century American sportsmen