Doug Tewell

Doug Tewell
Doug Tewell
Personal information
Full name	Douglas Fred Tewell
Born	August 27, 1949 (age 75); Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Edmond, Oklahoma
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1971
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	16
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
PGA Tour Champions	8
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T14: 1988
PGA Championship	T9: 1983
U.S. Open	T41: 1986
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Senior PGA Tour; Rookie of the Year
Senior PGA Tour; Rookie of the Year	2000

Douglas Fred Tewell (born August 27, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including two senior major championships.

Early life and amateur career

Tewell was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[1] He grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He got started in the game by working as a caddie for his father.^[2] He attended Oklahoma State University in his hometown on a basketball scholarship his freshman year, but later switched to golf.^[2] Tewell graduated in 1971.^[1]

Professional career

Shortly after graduating college, in 1971, Tewell turned pro.^[1] Tewell joined the PGA Tour in 1975; his best year came in 1980 when he won the Sea Pines Heritage and IVB-Golf Classic. He won two more times on the Tour in the mid-1980s.^[2]^[3] His best finishes in a major were T-9 at the 1983 PGA Championship and T-10 at the 1986 PGA Championship.^[4] Tewell was forced off the PGA Tour at the age of 46 at the end of the 1995 season due to an orthopedic problem in his left elbow. He had arthroscopic surgery on the same elbow in 2005, a procedure he describes as "cleaning out scar tissue".

The biggest win in his career was his first on the Champions Tour. He won his first major, the Senior PGA Championship^[3] at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida by seven shots over four other players including Tom Kite and Hale Irwin.

Personal life

Tewell lives today in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife Pam. They have a daughter, Kristie, and a son, Jay.^[2] Kristie is married to former Nationwide Tour player Pat Bates.

Professional wins (16)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 30, 1980	Sea Pines Heritage	−4 (69-66-72-73=280)	Playoff	Jerry Pate
2	Aug 3, 1980	IVB-Golf Classic	−12 (67-73-65-67=272)	1 stroke	Tom Kite
3	Feb 23, 1986	Los Angeles Open	−14 (69-72-66-63=270)	7 strokes	Clarence Rose
4	Oct 11, 1987	Pensacola Open	−15 (69-66-66-68=269)	3 strokes	Phil Blackmar, Danny Edwards

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1980	Sea Pines Heritage	Jerry Pate	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (4)

1978 South Central PGA Championship
1982 Oklahoma Open
1988 Acom Team Championship (with Bob Gilder)
1995 Jerry Ford Invitational

Champions Tour wins (8)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (2)
Other Champions Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 16, 2000	PGA Seniors' Championship	−15 (68-66-67=201)*	7 strokes	Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Larry Nelson, Dana Quigley
2	Jun 18, 2000	SBC Championship	−14 (70-65-67=202)	1 stroke	Walter Hall, Larry Nelson
3	Aug 20, 2000	Novell Utah Showdown	−17 (67-66-66=199)	2 strokes	Gil Morgan
4	Apr 15, 2001	The Countrywide Tradition	−23 (66-67-70-62=265)	9 strokes	Mike McCullough
5	Feb 17, 2002	Verizon Classic	−13 (67-67-69=203)	1 stroke	Hale Irwin
6	Apr 7, 2002	Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf	−11 (69-66-70=205)	1 stroke	Bobby Wadkins
7	Jun 22, 2003	Farmers Charity Classic	−15 (69-66-66=201)	Playoff	Eamonn Darcy
8	Aug 22, 2004	Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn	−14 (69-69-64=202)	1 stroke	Bruce Fleisher

*Note: The 2000 PGA Seniors' Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2001	Ford Senior Players Championship	Allen Doyle	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	2003	Farmers Charity Classic	Eamonn Darcy	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1991
Masters Tournament		T38	CUT					CUT	CUT	T14	CUT
U.S. Open			CUT	66		CUT		T41	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	T30	55	T22	T9	T25	T12	10	CUT	70	T53	T32

Note: Tewell never played in The Open Championship

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
The Players Championship	CUT		CUT	CUT	T56	T6	CUT	11	T10	CUT	T36	T34	WD	CUT	T21	T20	CUT	CUT