Orville Moody

Orville Moody
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Orville James Moody
Nickname	Sarge
Born	(1933-12-09)December 9, 1933 Chickasha, Oklahoma
Died	August 8, 2008(2008-08-08) (aged 74) Allen, Texas
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Oklahoma
Turned professional	1967
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	26
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	11
Other	14
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T18: 1970
U.S. Open	Won: 1969
The Open Championship	T11: 1978
PGA Championship	T7: 1969
Achievements and awards
PGA Player of the Year	1969

Orville James Moody (December 9, 1933 – August 8, 2008) was an American professional golfer who won numerous tournaments in his career. He won the 1969 U.S. Open, the last champion in the 20th century to win through local and sectional qualifying.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Moody was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, the youngest of 10 children.^[3] The son of a golf course superintendent, he began his career at Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, winning the 1952 state high school golf championship. After attempting college for a few weeks at the University of Oklahoma, Moody joined the U.S. Army. He was able to continue playing golf while in uniform, winning the All-Service championship and three Korea Opens. He spent 14 years in the Army, heading up maintenance supervision and instruction at all Army golf courses.^[4]

Professional golf career

Moody gave up his military career in favor of a trial run at the PGA Tour in 1967. His nickname on the Tour was "Sarge" because he rose to the rank of sergeant in the Army.^[4]

Moody had limited success on the PGA Tour prior to 1969. In April 1969, he took part in a four-way playoff at the Greater Greensboro Open won by Gene Littler.^[5]

The 1969 U.S. Open was played in June at the Cypress Creek Course of the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Defending champion Lee Trevino picked Moody to win, saying, "He's one helluva player."^[6] Moody won by one stroke over Deane Beman, Al Geiberger and Bob Rosburg with a 72-hole score of 281. He was named PGA Player of the Year for 1969.^[7]

The U.S. Open win was the only PGA Tour victory for Moody in 266 career events, although he earned five second-place finishes.^[8] He toured Japan, played in a few tournaments and eventually took a club pro job in Sulphur Springs, Texas.^[4] Moody was troubled by poor putting during his early pro years.

His career on the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour) was dramatically different. After turning 50, he won three of his first five tournaments and finished fifth on the money list on his way to a total of 11 Senior PGA Tour victories. In 1989, he became only the fourth man to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Senior Open. Moody went to a long putter after becoming a senior golfer, and this method improved his putting significantly.

Moody had triple bypass heart surgery prior to the 1995 season, but still managed to play in 29 events.

Later life

Moody continued to play in charity and other golf events up until 2007. He died in 2008 in Allen, Texas from complications of a stroke he had earlier suffered^[8] and/or complications from multiple myeloma. He was survived by his wife, Beverly, their son and three daughters, and eight grandchildren.^[3]

Professional wins (26)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 15, 1969	U.S. Open	+1 (71-70-68-72=281)	1 stroke	Deane Beman, Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1969	Greater Greensboro Open	Julius Boros, Gene Littler, Tom Weiskopf	Littler won with birdie on fifth extra hole Weiskopf eliminated with par on first hole
2	1973	Bing Crosby Pro-Am	Raymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus	Nicklaus won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

This list is incomplete

1958 Korea Open
1959 Korea Open
1960 Korea Open
1969 World Series of Golf
1971 Hassan II Golf Trophy, Hong Kong Open

Senior PGA Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Apr 8, 1984	Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic	–3 (70-74-69=213)	Playoff	Arnold Palmer, Dan Sikes
2	May 6, 1984	MONY Senior Tournament of Champions	Even (71-75-70=72=288)	7 strokes	Dan Sikes
3	Aug 16, 1987	Rancho Murieta Senior Gold Rush	–11 (69-67-69=205)	2 strokes	Butch Baird
4	Dec 13, 1987	GTE Kaanapali Classic	–12 (65-67=132)	3 strokes	John Brodie
5	Mar 6, 1988	Vintage Chrysler Invitational	–25 (66-64-70-63=263)	11 strokes	Al Geiberger, Harold Henning
6	Jun 5 1988	Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am	–10 (70-70-66=206)	Playoff	Bob Charles, Don Massengale, Bobby Nichols
7	Aug 21, 1988	Greater Grand Rapids Open	–7 (68-65-70=203)	1 stroke	Chick Evans, Gary Player, Chi-Chi Rodriguez
8	Jun 11, 1989	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	–17 (67−69−64−71=271)	2 strokes	Charles Coody
9	Jul 2, 1989	U.S. Senior Open	–9 (72-73-64-70-279)	2 strokes	Frank Beard
10	Jun 23, 1991	PaineWebber Invitational	–9 (69-68-70=207)	1 stroke	Dick Hendrickson
11	Aug 30, 1992	Franklin Showdown Classic	–7 (70-67=137)	Playoff	Bob Betley

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (3–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
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 with 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

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

Other senior wins (8)

1984 Viceroy Panama Open
1987 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bruce Crampton)
1988 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Bruce Crampton)
1995 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Jimmy Powell)
1996 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Jimmy Powell)
1999 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Jimmy Powell)
2005 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jimmy Powell)
2006 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jimmy Powell)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1969	U.S. Open	3 shot deficit	+1 (71-70-68-72=281)	1 stroke	Deane Beman, Al Geiberger, Bob Rosburg

Results timeline

Tournament	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	1
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T16
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T7

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
Masters Tournament	T18	T20	CUT	CUT	44	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	T27	T15	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T11	T19	CUT
PGA Championship	T41	CUT	WD	T30	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	2	5	3
U.S. Open	1	1	1	2	7	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	3	5	3
PGA Championship	0	0	1	1	6	3
Totals	1	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

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
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

Professional

World Cup: 1969 (winners)

References

↑ "For the Record". Sports Illustrated. August 18, 2008. p. 22.
↑ "U.S. Open Records - The Last Time It Happened". USGA. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
1 2 Goldstein, Richard (August 11, 2008). "Orville Moody, 74, Winner of the U.S. Open, Dies". The New York Times.
1 2 3 "Orville Moody bio". Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
↑ "Littler gets prize in golf playoff". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. Associated Press. April 6, 1969. p. 11.
↑ Jenkins, Dan (June 23, 1969). "Old Sarge cools it". Sports Illustrated.
↑ "U.S. Open History – Past Champions – 1969". USGA. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
1 2 "1969 U.S. Open champion Orville Moody dies". Golf.com. August 8, 2008.

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U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Orville Moody in the senior major championships

U.S. Senior Open champions

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert 2016 Gene Sauers

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer 2016 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year

PGA Tour Players of the Year

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