Oklahoma State University Athletics
Four Cowboys Named To Oklahoma Hall of Fame Class of 2017
March 22, 2017 | Cowboy Golf
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State's men's golf program will be well represented in the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 with this week's announcement that Mark Hayes, Doug Tewell, Bob Tway and Joe Walser all earned the distinction.
Hayes competed for the Cowboys from 1969-71, earning first-team All-America status in 1970 and 1971 for legendary OSU head coach Labron Harris, Sr. The Stillwater native tied for third at both the 1969 and 1970 Big Eight Championships and was the event's runner-up in 1971. Hays posted top 10s on two occasions at the NCAA Championship, tying for seventh in 1970 and tying for eighth place in 1971.
As a professional, Hayes won four times on the PGA Tour, including his signature win at the 1977 Tournament Players Championship. In 1979, he competed as a member of the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup squad and would wrap up his career with 57 top-10 finishes.
Tway claimed first-team All-America status for OSU three times, earning the distinction in 1979, 1980 and 1981. The 1979 Big Eight champion, Tway won six times during his collegiate career. A member of the World Amateur Team in 1980, the Marietta, Ga., native was the recipient of the Fred Haskins Award the following year as the nation's player of the year. That season, he won three times, earned four runner-ups and never finished worse than eighth.
Winner of the 1986 PGA Championship, Tway enjoyed a professional career that saw him collect eight PGA Tour victories, 11 runner-up finishes and more than 100 top 10s.
After competing for the Cowboys from 1969-71, Tewell would go on to a professional career that would see him win four times on the PGA Tour. All told, the Stillwater native tallied 60 top-10 finishes on Tour before making his way to the Champions Tour where he won eight times from 2000-04.
Tewell's first win as a senior was a major championship, the 2000 PGA Seniors' Championship, and was followed by two more victories and the Tour's Rookie of the Year honor. His second career major came in 2001 at the Countrywide Tradition with a record-scoring total of 23-under par.
Walser lettered for Harris' squads from 1952-54 and would go on to win 25 amateur/professional tournaments, including the Oklahoma State Amateur and the Oklahoma Open.
The Oklahoma City native later served as a club professional and formed Unique Golf Concepts in 1971 before later serving as vice president in charge of golf operations, course design and construction for Landmark Golf LP.
The induction ceremony will take place Oct. 1 at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. For more information, visit oklahomagolfhof.org.
Hayes competed for the Cowboys from 1969-71, earning first-team All-America status in 1970 and 1971 for legendary OSU head coach Labron Harris, Sr. The Stillwater native tied for third at both the 1969 and 1970 Big Eight Championships and was the event's runner-up in 1971. Hays posted top 10s on two occasions at the NCAA Championship, tying for seventh in 1970 and tying for eighth place in 1971.
As a professional, Hayes won four times on the PGA Tour, including his signature win at the 1977 Tournament Players Championship. In 1979, he competed as a member of the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup squad and would wrap up his career with 57 top-10 finishes.
Tway claimed first-team All-America status for OSU three times, earning the distinction in 1979, 1980 and 1981. The 1979 Big Eight champion, Tway won six times during his collegiate career. A member of the World Amateur Team in 1980, the Marietta, Ga., native was the recipient of the Fred Haskins Award the following year as the nation's player of the year. That season, he won three times, earned four runner-ups and never finished worse than eighth.
Winner of the 1986 PGA Championship, Tway enjoyed a professional career that saw him collect eight PGA Tour victories, 11 runner-up finishes and more than 100 top 10s.
After competing for the Cowboys from 1969-71, Tewell would go on to a professional career that would see him win four times on the PGA Tour. All told, the Stillwater native tallied 60 top-10 finishes on Tour before making his way to the Champions Tour where he won eight times from 2000-04.
Tewell's first win as a senior was a major championship, the 2000 PGA Seniors' Championship, and was followed by two more victories and the Tour's Rookie of the Year honor. His second career major came in 2001 at the Countrywide Tradition with a record-scoring total of 23-under par.
Walser lettered for Harris' squads from 1952-54 and would go on to win 25 amateur/professional tournaments, including the Oklahoma State Amateur and the Oklahoma Open.
The Oklahoma City native later served as a club professional and formed Unique Golf Concepts in 1971 before later serving as vice president in charge of golf operations, course design and construction for Landmark Golf LP.
The induction ceremony will take place Oct. 1 at Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. For more information, visit oklahomagolfhof.org.
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