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 St. Augustine, Florida.
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 7, 1988Federal Express St. Jude Classic68-68-67-70=273−151 stroke Peter Jacobsen, Nick Price2May 7, 1989GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic68-66-66-65=265−16Playoff Larry Nelson 3Mar 18, 1990The Players Championship67-72-70-69=278−101 stroke Mark Calcavecchia4Oct 28, 1990Nabisco Championship68-69-68-68=273−11Playoff Billy Mayfair
PGA Tour playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11985Canon Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open Phil Blackmar, Dan PohlBlackmar won with birdie on first extra hole21985Texas Open John MahaffeyLost to par on second extra hole31989GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic Larry NelsonWon with birdie on first extra hole41990Nabisco Championship Billy MayfairWon 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 Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992Masters TournamentT20 LAT42T4CUT7T30T7CUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTT15T17T51CUTT26The Open Championship5T4T5T28PGA ChampionshipT41CUTT5267T32
LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 6U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 4The Open Championship 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4Totals 0 0 0 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) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1990 The Players Championship 1 shot lead −10 (67-72-70-69=278) 1 stroke Mark Calcavecchia
Results timeline Tournament1983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995The Players ChampionshipCUTT40CUTWDT36CUT1CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
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
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