Jodie Mudd

 ( American Male Golfers ) 

Joseph Martin " Jodie" Mudd (born April 23, 1960) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

---

Early life and amateur career Mudd was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia where he developed into an honored amateur golfer.

---

Professional career Mudd successfully earned a spot on the PGA Tour during 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School. Mudd won four PGA Tour events during his career. His top year was 1990, when he finished 5th on the final money list, and won two of the Tour's most prestigious non-majors: the Nabisco Championship and The Players Championship. His best finish in a major championship was T-4 at both 1987 Masters Tournament and the 1990 Open Championship.

Mudd would then become burned out from the grind of tour play and would reduce his schedule before leaving the PGA Tour in 1996. He made his Champions Tour debut on April 30, 2010, at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, and played in a limited number of Champions Tour events that year. His best finish is T-20 at the 2010 Regions Charity Classic.

---

Personal life Mudd currently resides in Finchville, Kentucky.

---

Amateur wins This list is probably incomplete

• 1979 Kentucky Amateur
• 1980 Kentucky Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links
• 1981 Sunnehanna Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links

---

Professional wins (6)

---

PGA Tour wins (4)

Players Championships (1)

Tour Championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (2)

1	Aug 7, 1988	Federal Express St. Jude Classic	68-68-67-70=273	−15	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen, Nick Price
2	May 7, 1989	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	68-66-66-65=265	−16	Playoff	Larry Nelson
3	Mar 18, 1990	The Players Championship	67-72-70-69=278	−10	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia
4	Oct 28, 1990	Nabisco Championship	68-69-68-68=273	−11	Playoff	Billy Mayfair

PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

1	1985	Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open	Phil Blackmar, Dan Pohl	Blackmar won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1985	Texas Open	John Mahaffey	Lost to par on second extra hole
3	1989	GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic	Larry Nelson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1990	Nabisco Championship	Billy Mayfair	Won with birdie on first extra hole

---

Other wins (2)

• 1979 Kentucky Open (as an amateur)
• 1980 Kentucky Open (as an amateur)

---

Results in major championships

Masters Tournament

T20 LA

T42

T4

CUT

7

T30

T7

CUT

U.S. Open

CUT

CUT

CUT

T15

T17

T51

CUT

T26

The Open Championship

5

T4

T5

T28

PGA Championship

T41

CUT

T52

67

T32

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

---

Summary

6

4

4

4

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1988 PGA – 1990 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1990 Open Championship – 1991 Masters)

---

The Players Championship

---

Wins (1)

Mark Calcavecchia

---

Results timeline

The Players Championship

CUT

T40

CUT

WD

T36

CUT

1

CUT

CUT

CUT

CUT

CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

---

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1981 (winners)

Professional

• World Cup: 1990
• Four Tours World Championship: 1990

---

See also

• 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

---

External links

Post Comment