Orville Moody
Orville Moody | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Orville James Moody | ||
Nickname | Sarge | ||
Born | Chickasha, Oklahoma,U.S. | December 9, 1933||
Died | August 8, 2008 Allen, Texas,U.S. | (aged 74)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Spouse | Beverly Moody | ||
Children | 4 | ||
Career | |||
College | Oklahoma(briefly) | ||
Turned professional | 1967 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
Professional wins | 31 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 11 | ||
Other | 19 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
Masters Tournament | T18: 1970 | ||
PGA Championship | T7:1969 | ||
U.S. Open | Won:1969 | ||
The Open Championship | T11: 1978 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1952–1966 |
Orville James Moody(December 9, 1933 – August 8, 2008) was an Americanprofessional golferwho won numerous tournaments in his career. He won theU.S. Openin1969,the last champion in the 20th century to win through local and sectional qualifying.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Born inChickasha, Oklahoma,Moody was the youngest of ten children.[3]The son of a golf course superintendent, he began his career atCapitol Hill High SchoolinOklahoma City,winning the 1952 state high school golf championship. After attempting college for a few weeks at theUniversity of OklahomainNorman,Moody joined theU.S. Army.He was able to continue playing golf while in uniform, winning the All-Service championship and threeKorea Opens.He spent fourteen years in the Army, heading up maintenance supervision and instruction at all Army golf courses.[4]
Professional golf career
[edit]Moody gave up his military career in favor of a trial run at thePGA Tourin1967.His nickname on tour was "Sarge" because he rose to the rank ofsergeantin the Army.[4][5]Moody had limited success on the PGA Tour prior to1969.In April of that year, he took part in a four-way playoff at theGreater Greensboro Openwon byGene Littler.[6]
TheU.S. Openin1969was played in June at the Cypress Creek Course of theChampions Golf ClubinHouston,Texas.Defending championLee Trevinopicked Moody to win, saying, "He's one helluva player."[7]Moody won by one stroke overDeane Beman,Al Geiberger,andBob Rosburgwith a 72-hole score of 281. He tied for sixteenth at theBritish Open,tied for seventh at thePGA Championship,and was namedPGA Player of the Yearfor 1969.[8]
The U.S. Open win was Moody's sole tour victory in 266 career events, although he was runner-up five times.[9]He touredJapan,played in a few tournaments and eventually took a club pro job inSulphur Springs, Texas.[4]Moody was troubled by poor putting during his early pro years.
His career on the Senior PGA Tour (nowPGA Tour Champions) was dramatically different. After turning fifty in late 1983, he won two of his first five tournaments in1984and finished fifth on the money list. In1989,he became only the fourth man to win both the U.S. Open and theU.S. Senior Open.Moody went to a long putter after becoming a senior golfer, and this method improved his putting significantly. He had eleven wins on the senior tour, with the last in1992.
Moody hadtriple bypass heart surgeryprior to the1995season, but still managed to play in 29 events.
Later life
[edit]Moody continued to play in charity and other golf events up until 2007. The following year, he died at age 74 inAllen, Texas,from complications of astrokehe had earlier suffered and/or complications frommultiple myeloma.[9]He was survived by his wife, Beverly, their son and three daughters, and eight grandchildren.[3]
Professional wins (31)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Jun 15,1969 | U.S. Open | 71-70-68-72=281 | +1 | 1 stroke | Deane Beman,Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1969 | Greater Greensboro Open | Julius Boros,Gene Littler, Tom Weiskopf |
Littler won with birdie on fifth extra hole Weiskopf eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1973 | Bing Crosby National Pro-Am | Raymond Floyd,Jack Nicklaus | Nicklaus won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Apr 4,1971 | Hong Kong Open | 66-66-66-68=266 | −14 | 2 strokes | Haruo Yasuda |
Korean wins (5)
[edit]- 1958Korea Open
- 1959KPGA Championship,Korea Open
- 1960Korea Open
- 1966KPGA Championship
Other wins (3)
[edit]This list is incomplete
- 1969World Series of Golf,World Cup(team withLee Trevino)
- 1971Hassan II Golf Trophy
Senior PGA Tour wins (11)
[edit]Legend |
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Senior PGA Tour major championships (2) |
Other Senior PGA Tour (9) |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1984 | Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic | Arnold Palmer,Dan Sikes | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1985 | Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic | Lee Elder,Dan Sikes, Walt Zembriski |
Elder won with birdie on third extra hole Moody eliminated by birdie on second hole |
3 | 1988 | Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am | Bob Charles,Don Massengale, Bobby Nichols |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1989 | Southwestern Bell Classic | Bobby Nichols | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
5 | 1989 | Northville Long Island Classic | Butch Baird,Frank Beard, Don Bies |
Baird won with birdie on first extra hole |
6 | 1989 | Gatlin Brothers Southwest Senior Classic | George Archer,Jimmy Powell | Archer won with par on second extra hole |
7 | 1992 | Franklin Showdown Classic | Bob Betley | Won with birdie on eighth extra hole |
Other senior wins (10)
[edit]- 1984 Viceroy Panama Open
- 1986Australian PGA Seniors Championship[10]
- 1987Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf(withBruce Crampton)
- 1987 Australian PGA Seniors Championship[10]
- 1988 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (withBruce Crampton)
- 1995 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withJimmy Powell)
- 1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withJimmy Powell)
- 1999 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withJimmy Powell)
- 2005 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (withJimmy Powell)
- 2006 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (withJimmy Powell)
Major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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1969 | U.S. Open | 3 shot deficit | +1 (71-70-68-72=281) | 1 stroke | Deane Beman,Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg |
Results timeline
[edit]Tournament | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | 1 | ||||||
The Open Championship | T16 | |||||||
PGA Championship | T7 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
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Masters Tournament | T18 | T20 | CUT | CUT | 44 | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T27 | T15 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T11 | T19 | CUT | |||||||
PGA Championship | T41 | CUT | WD | T30 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1970 and 1980 Open Championships)
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
[edit]Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 12 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1969 U.S. Open – 1970 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Champions Tour major championships
[edit]Wins (2)
[edit]Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1989 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | −17 (67−69−64−71=271) | 2 strokes | Charles Coody |
1989 | U.S. Senior Open | −9 (72−73−64−70=279) | 2 strokes | Frank Beard |
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Professional
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"For the Record".Sports Illustrated.August 18, 2008. p. 22.
- ^"U.S. Open Records - The Last Time It Happened".USGA. Archived fromthe originalon November 15, 2015.RetrievedJuly 8,2014.
- ^abGoldstein, Richard (August 11, 2008)."Orville Moody, 74, Winner of the U.S. Open, Dies".The New York Times.
- ^abc"Orville Moody bio".Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe originalon April 2, 2015.RetrievedJuly 8,2014.
- ^"Open champ likes patriotic colors".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. June 16, 1970. p. 2B.
- ^"Littler gets prize in golf playoff".Lewiston Morning Tribune.(Idaho). Associated Press. April 7, 1969. p. 11.
- ^Jenkins, Dan(June 23, 1969)."Old Sarge cools it".Sports Illustrated.
- ^"U.S. Open History – Past Champions – 1969".USGA. Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedJuly 8,2014.
- ^ab"1969 U.S. Open champion Orville Moody dies".Golf.com. August 8, 2008.
- ^ab"Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List"(PDF).PGA Australia.
External links
[edit]- Orville Moodyat thePGA Tourofficial site
- American male golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Golfers from Oklahoma
- Golfers from Texas
- United States Army soldiers
- Deaths from multiple myeloma in the United States
- People from Chickasha, Oklahoma
- 1933 births
- 2008 deaths