Jodie Mudd

Jodie Mudd
Jodie Mudd
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Martin Mudd
Born	April 23, 1960 (age 64); Louisville, Kentucky
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Finchville, Kentucky
Career
College	Georgia Southern University
Turned professional	1982
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Highest ranking	23 (November 11, 1990)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T4: 1987
PGA Championship	T32: 1991
U.S. Open	T15: 1986
The Open Championship	T4: 1990

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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)

Legend
Players Championships (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
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

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
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

Top 10

Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	3	4	8	6
U.S. Open	0	0	2	8	4
The Open Championship	3	3	3	4	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	5	4
Totals	4	6	9	25	18

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)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1990	The Players Championship	1 shot lead	−10 (67-72-70-69=278)	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia

Results timeline

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
The Players Championship	CUT		T40	CUT	WD	T36	CUT	1	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT

Win