Doug Tewell

Doug Tewell

Born: August 27, 1949
Age: 75
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Biography

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.

Tewell was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and reared in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He got started in the game by working as a caddie for his father. He attended Oklahoma State University in his hometown on a basketball scholarship his freshman year, but later switched to golf. Tewell graduated and turned pro in 1971.

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. His best finishes in a major were T-9 at the 1983 PGA Championship and T-10 at the 1986 PGA Championship. 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 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. 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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Professional wins

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 (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
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

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

Champions 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 Quigley
2001 The Countrywide Tradition −23 (66-67-70-62=265) 9 strokes Mike McCullough

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