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Howard Twitty

American professional golfer (born 1949)

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name	Howard Twitty
image	Howard Twitty during the 1980 Memorial Tournament - DPLA - 0c5763864d70330625b77cb70962216e.jpg
imagesize	200px
caption	Twitty in 1980
fullname	Howard Allen Twitty
nickname	Tweety Bird
birth_date
birth_place	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	210 lb
nationality
college	Arizona State University
yearpro	1974
retired
extour	PGA Tour
Champions Tour
prowins	4
pgawins	3
asiawins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins
majorwins
masters	T17: 1993
usopen	T32: 1979
open	T34: 1993
pga	T5: 1980
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award1	PGA Tour
Comeback Player of the Year
year1	1993
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Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year](pga-tour-comeback-player-of-the-year) 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Sep 2, 1979	B.C. Open	−14 (69-70-64-67=270)	1 stroke	USA Tom Purtzer
2	Jul 27, 1980	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	−18 (68-66-63-69=266)	Playoff	USA Jim Simons
3	Jan 17, 1993	United Airlines Hawaiian Open	−19 (63-68-70-68=269)	4 strokes	USA Joey Sindelar

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1980	Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	USA Jim Simons	Won with birdie on sixth extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 2, 1975	Thailand Open	−3 (72-74-70-69=285)	2 strokes	USA Tom Purtzer

Results in major championships

Tournament	1971	1976	1978	1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT			T32
The Open Championship
PGA Championship		T38	T64	T7

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1985	1986	1987	1989
Masters Tournament	T38	T40
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT		CUT	CUT	66
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T5	T43	CUT		T51	CUT	CUT	T27

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1998
Masters Tournament				T17	T48
U.S. Open	65			CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship				T34	T47
PGA Championship		T16	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames".
"Golf Major Championships".

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