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 ==