9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Tw itt y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Tem pe ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁turned ▁pro ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁won ▁three ▁tournament s ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁His ▁best ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁tournament ▁was ▁a ▁T - 5 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁P GA ▁Championship . ▁Tw itt y ▁missed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁foot ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁now ▁we ars ▁sand als ▁with ▁golf ▁sp ikes ▁while ▁he ▁plays . ▁Tw itt y ▁played ▁some ▁on ▁the ▁Nation wide ▁Tour ▁in ▁his ▁late ▁for ties ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁Champions ▁Tour . ▁After ▁reaching ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁began ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁Champions ▁Tour , ▁where ▁his ▁best ▁finish ▁was ▁a ▁T - 2 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁T os hib a ▁Senior ▁Classic . ▁ ▁Tw itt y ▁has ▁done ▁some ▁consult ing ▁on ▁golf ▁course ▁design . ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Roger ▁M alt bie ▁on ▁the ▁well - rece ived ▁red es ign ▁of ▁the ▁T PC ▁at ▁River ▁High lands ▁course ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Bu ick ▁Championship . ▁He ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Tom ▁We isk opf ▁on ▁the ▁T PC ▁Scot ts dale ▁red es ign ,