Orville Moody
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Major Championship Wins
About Orville Moody
Orville Moody won 1 major championship during their career.
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Career Highlights
- 1969 U.S. Open — Won at Champions Golf Club in Houston, the last 20th-century champion to qualify through local and sectional qualifying
- 14-Year Army Career — Spent 14 years in U.S. Army, rising to sergeant and heading maintenance supervision at all Army golf courses
- All-Service Champion — Won All-Service championship and Korea Open three times while serving in the military
- Senior Success — Won 1989 U.S. Senior Open, becoming only the fourth man to win both the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open
- Long Putter Transformation — Switched to long putter for senior tour, dramatically improving putting after early struggles
- 1969 PGA Player of the Year — Named PGA Player of the Year following his U.S. Open victory
Did You Know?
- "Sarge" Nickname: Earned the nickname "Sarge" on tour because he rose to the rank of sergeant in the U.S. Army before turning professional at age 34
- One and Done on PGA Tour: His 1969 U.S. Open victory was his only PGA Tour win in 266 career events, though he had five runner-up finishes
- Lee Trevino's Pick: Before the 1969 U.S. Open, defending champion Lee Trevino predicted Moody would win, saying "He's one helluva player"