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Doug Tewell Personal information Full name Douglas Fred Tewell Born August 27, 1949
Baton Rouge, LouisianaHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) Nationality 
United StatesResidence Edmond, Oklahoma Career College Oklahoma State University Turned professional 1971 Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions TourProfessional wins 15 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 4 Champions Tour 8 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T14: 1988 U.S. Open T41: 1986 The Open Championship DNP PGA Championship T9: 1983 Douglas Fred Tewell (born August 27, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including two senior major championships.
Tewell was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana[1] and reared in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He got started in the game by working as a caddie for his father.[2] He attended Oklahoma State University[1] in his hometown on a basketball scholarship his freshman year, but later switched to golf.[2] Tewell graduated and turned pro in 1971.[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.
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. Tewell has worked as a color analyst for the Golf Channel, ESPN and Fox Sports. Tewell and fellow Edmond Oklahoman Gil Morgan are close friends and are often seen playing for fun together.
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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 Pate2 Aug 3, 1980 IVB-Golf Classic -12 (67-73-65-67=272) 1 stroke Tom Kite3 Feb 23, 1986 Los Angeles Open -14 (69-72-66-63=270) 7 strokes Clarence Rose4 Oct 11, 1987 Pensacola Open -15 (69-66-66-68=269) 3 strokes Phil Blackmar, Danny EdwardsPGA Tour playoff record (1-0)
No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result 1 1980 Sea Pines Heritage Jerry PateWon with par on first extra hole Other wins (3)
- 1978 South Central PGA Championship
- 1982 Oklahoma Open
- 1988 Acom Team Championship (with Bob Gilder)
Champions Tour wins (8)
Legend Champions Tour major championships (2) Other Champions Tour (6) No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 Apr 16, 2000 PGA Seniors' Championship -15 (68-66-67=201) 7 strokes Hale Irwin, Tom Kite,
Larry Nelson, Dana Quigley2 Jun 18, 2000 SBC Championship -14 (70-65-67=202) 1 stroke Walter Hall, Larry Nelson3 Aug 20, 2000 Novell Utah Showdown -17 (67-66-66=199) 2 strokes Gil Morgan4 Apr 15, 2001 The Countrywide Tradition -23 (66-67-70-62=265) 9 strokes Mike McCullough5 Feb 17, 2002 Verizon Classic -13 (67-67-69=203) 1 stroke Hale Irwin6 Apr 7, 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf -11 (69-66-70=205) 1 stroke Bobby Wadkins7 Jun 22, 2003 Farmers Charity Classic -15 (69-66-66=201) Playoff 
Eamonn Darcy8 Aug 22, 2004 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn -14 (69-69-64=202) 1 stroke Bruce FleisherChampions Tour major championships
Wins (2)
Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up 2000 PGA Seniors' Championship −15 (68−66−67=201) 7 strokes Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Larry Nelson, Dana Quigley2001 The Countrywide Tradition −23 (66−67−70−62=265) 9 strokes Mike McCulloughReferences
- ^ a b c "Profile on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/21/90. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ a b c d "Doug Tewell bio from Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame". http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/Articles/Doug%20Tewell.html. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ a b "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site". http://www.pgatour.com/players/s/?/00/21/90/media. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=366.
External links
- Doug Tewell at the PGA Tour official site
Doug Tewell in the senior major championships Senior PGA Championship champions 1980 Arnold Palmer† • 1981 Miller Barber • 1982 Don January • 1983 Not held • 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer • 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson • 1985 Not held • 1986 Gary Player • 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez • 1988 Gary Player • 1989 Larry Mowry • 1990 Gary Player • 1991 Jack Nicklaus • 1992 Lee Trevino • 1993 Tom Wargo† • 1994 Lee Trevino • 1995 Raymond Floyd • 1996 Hale Irwin • 1997 Hale Irwin • 1998 Hale Irwin • 1999 Allen Doyle • 2000 Doug Tewell • 2001 Tom Watson • 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller • 2003 John Jacobs • 2004 Hale Irwin • 2005 Mike Reid† • 2006 Jay Haas† • 2007 Denis Watson • 2008 Jay Haas • 2009 Michael Allen • 2010 Tom Lehman† • 2011 Tom Watson†
† indicates the event was won in a playoffThe Tradition champions 1989 Don Bies • 1990 Jack Nicklaus • 1991 Jack Nicklaus • 1992 Lee Trevino • 1993 Tom Shaw • 1994 Raymond Floyd† • 1995 Jack Nicklaus† • 1996 Jack Nicklaus • 1997 Gil Morgan • 1998 Gil Morgan • 1999 Graham Marsh • 2000 Tom Kite† • 2001 Doug Tewell • 2002 Jim Thorpe† • 2003 Tom Watson • 2004 Craig Stadler • 2005 Loren Roberts† • 2006 Eduardo Romero† • 2007 Mark McNulty • 2008 Fred Funk • 2009 Mike Reid† • 2010 Fred Funk • 2011 Tom Lehman†
† indicates the event was won in a playoffCategories:- American golfers
- Oklahoma State Cowboys golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- People from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- People from Edmond, Oklahoma
- People from Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 1949 births
- Living people
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