Background
Lewis was born in Warren, Ohio.
Lewis was born in Warren, Ohio.
He played college golf at Rollins College, graduating in 1967. Lewis turned professional and played on the Professional Golf Association Tour from 1971 to 1974 without much success. He then quit professional golf and had his amateur status reinstated.
As an amateur, Lewis finished runner-up at the 1980 United States. Amateur and the 1981 and 1984 United States. Mid-Amateurs.
He played on four straight United States. Walker Cup teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987) - all winners. He played on the winning 1982 Eisenhower Trophy team and the 1986 team that finished second.
Lewis captained the 2003 and 2005 Walker Cup teams. Lewis was inducted into the Northern Ohio Amateur Golf Hall of Fame in 2003. this list may be incomplete Amateur Walker Cup: 1981 (winners), 1983 (winners), 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 2003, (non-playing captain) 2005 (non-playing captain, winners) Eisenhower Trophy: 1982 (winners), 1986.