Orville Moody
Summary
- First major 1969 U.S. Open
Wins
- 1969 U.S. Open Champions G.C. · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Deane Beman, Al Geiberger and Bob Rosburg
Results by championship
Best day
1969 U.S. Open
Champions G.C., Houston, TX · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Deane Beman, Al Geiberger and Bob Rosburg
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1969.
Career line, 1969–1969
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- Major win
Orville Moody was born on December 9, 1933, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA. Moody won one major championship: the 1969 U.S. Open.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1969 U.S. Open Champions G.C., Houston, TX · 281 (+1) · by 1 stroke from Deane Beman, Al Geiberger and Bob Rosburg
Near misses
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.