Howard Twitty

Howard Twitty, a three-time All-American (1970-72), joined the Sun Devil staff as a volunteer assistant in 2018 and brings more than 35 years of PGA Tour experience to the program. "Howard was a star player here and one of our few four-time All-Americans," says head coach Matt Thurmond. "He’s won many pro events, had a long PGA Tour career, and is known for his short-game and competitiveness. He is passionate about sharing those things with our student-athletes and helping them accomplish some of the amazing things he has accomplished.  We are thrilled to have him invested so deeply in our program." "I am thrilled to be a part of the current Sun Devil golf program," says Twitty. "Golf and ASU have been so very good to me, I can't believe how lucky that I can be a small part of both. I see a bright future under Matt Thurmond and I am glad to be a small part of it." Twitty earned first-team All-America honors in 1970 and 1972 and was a third-team selection in 1971. He was the NCAA individual runner-up in 1972 and won medalist while at ASU in the 1970 Tucson Conquistadores, 1971 Corbitt Classic and the 1972 Aztec Spring Invitational. He also shared the 1972 Arizona Collegiate title with Charlie Gibson. He was a NAIA first-team All-American in 1968 and won the Sunnehanna Amateur and the Porter Cup in 1970. His PGA Tour experience -- when he competed from 1975-99 -- includes titles at the Thailand Open (1974), BC Open (1979), Greater Hartford Open (1980) and the United Airlines Hawaiin Open (1993). He was Vice President of the PGA of America in 1980 and Player Director on the PGA Tour Policy Board in 1981-82. He competed on the Champions Tour from 1999-2007. He had worked at Chaparral High School from 2006-11 as an assistant coach and was part of four state titles. He also co-authored "There is More to Putting than Meets the Eye" in 2010, a study of more then 200 PGA Tour strokes and also developed and patented the "Twitty" Putter in 2010. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration in 1972 from ASU and also attended the University of Redlands in 1967-68.