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'''Orville Moody''' ([[December 9]], [[1933]] - [[August 8]], [[2008]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[professional golfer]] who has won numerous tournaments in his career.

Moody was born in [[Chickasha, Oklahoma]]. The son of a golf course superintendent, he began his career at [[Capitol Hill High School]] in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|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 Korean Opens. He spent 14 years in the Army, heading up maintenance supervision and instruction at all Army golf courses.

Moody's success on the PGA Tour was limited during the next few years, albeit he won on the biggest stage in men's professional golf in 1969, the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], within 15 months of joining the tour; and was named PGA Player of the Year that year. It was the only PGA Tour victory for Moody, a gifted ball-striker whose career was plagued by putting problems, due in part, no doubt, to a cross-handed putting grip. He toured Japan, played in a few tournaments and eventually took a club pro job in [[Sulphur Springs, Texas]]. <ref> [http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/jimthorpeassoc.org-asp/orville%20moody.asp Orville Moody bio from Jim Thorpe Association] </ref>

The 1969 U.S. Open was played at the Cypress Creek Course of the [[Champions Golf Club]] in [[Houston, Texas]]. Moody won by one stroke over three other golfers with a 72-hole score of 281. [[Deane Beman]], [[Al Geiberger]] and [[Bob Rosburg]] all finished the tournament with a score of 282. <ref> [http://www.usopen.com/history/pastchamps/1969.html U.S. Open History] </ref>

His luck on the Senior Tour (now known as the [[Champions Tour]]) has been 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 Tour victories. In [[1989 in sports|1989]], he became only the fourth man to win both the U.S. Open and the [[U.S. Senior Open]].

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

| [[1969 in sports|1969]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] ||+1 (71-70-68-72=281) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Deane Beman]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Geiberger]]

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