Doug Tewell

Doug Tewell got into the game of golf at an early age when he would caddy for his father in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Tewell continually honed his golfing skills and by his senior year in high school had received several offers for full scholarships. Oklahoma State University’s coach Labron Harris, invited Tewell to come to OSU as a walk-on, but hearing this, Henry Iba offered Tewell a full scholarship—a basketball scholarship. He graduated in 1971 with a degree in speech communications and turned pro that same year.

Doug began his career on the PGA Tour in 1975. He had four victories on the PGA Tour over his 24-year career with wins at the 1980 Sea Pines Heritage, 1980 IVB-Philadelphia, 1986 Los Angeles Open and the 1987 Pensacola Open. His total earnings from the PGA Tour was $2.7 million.

Tewell joined the Champions Tour in 1999 and earned the 2000 Senior PGA Tour Rookie-of-the-Year honors, winning three times. He won his first major Title that first year at the 2000 Senior PGA Championship, followed by the SBC Championship and Novell Utah Showdown. He finished 8th on the money list for 2000 winning in excess of $1.4 million. He would add his second major title in 2001 at The Countrywide Tradition setting the lowest scoring record in PGA history for a major event of 23-under par. He completed the final round with the lowest round ever shot in a Champions Tour major, a 10 under par 62. He also tied for first place at the Ford Senior Classic, the final major event of 2001, losing in a sudden-death playoff. He finished 7th on the money list for 2001 winning in excess of $1.7 million.

Doug has gone on to four more wins on the Champions Tour since 2001, including the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf and Verizon Classic 2002. He finished 5th on the money list for 2002 winning in excess of $1.5 million. Doug’s seventh victory came in 2003 at the Farmers Charity Classic earning in excess of $1.2 million for the year. Doug continued his streak of winning at least one event each year by taking the 2004 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, closing with a final round 64 and making no bogeys in the entire 54-hole event. That year he surpassed the $1-million mark in earnings for the fifth straight year.

Doug has won in excess of $10.4 million on the PGA Tours with 12 combined wins. He retired from the Champions Tour after seven years in February of 2007 and currently works part time for the Golf Channel on their live broadcast crew. He is the Chairman of the capitol campaign and serves on the Board of Directors for the First Tee of Oklahoma City, a program who’s mission is to impact the lives of young people through educational programs that promote character development and life enhancing values through the game of golf. Doug lives in Edmond with his wife Pam. He and Pam have two children and five grandchildren.