Greg Twiggs

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Greg Twiggs
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Gregory Wofford Twiggs
Born (1960-10-30) October 30, 1960
Los Angeles, California
Nationality  United States
Residence Greensboro, North Carolina
Career
College San Diego State University
Turned professional 1984
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Web.com Tour 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T43: 1989
U.S. Open T33: 1993
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T22: 1993

Gregory Wofford Twiggs (born October 30, 1960) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Twiggs was born in Los Angeles and grew up in southern California. He attended San Diego State University where he was a member of the golf team, a first team All American his senior year. He turned professional in 1984.[1]

Twiggs played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1984 until 1992, and had one official win. After 1992, he split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour; the majority of his time in the late 1990s was spent on the Nationwide Tour.[2] His best finish in a major was T-22 at the 1993 PGA Championship.[3]

In 1992, Twiggs and his wife decided to move from southern California to Greensboro, North Carolina, where they live today with their two daughters.[2]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

  • 1989 Shearson Lehman Hutton Open

Nationwide Tour wins

  • 1996 NIKE Cleveland Open

Other wins

References

  1. Charles, Malcolm (July 1996). "Greg Twigg's NIKE Victory Helps him Toward PGA Exemption". Triad Golf Today. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Musselwhite, Ronnie (June 1998). "Tour Player Feels at Home In Greensboro". Triad Golf Today. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007. 
  3. "Golf Major Championships". Retrieved 2008-01-03. 

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