Top-10 One Major Wonders

Mak Lok-lin reflects on the year which saw three of the four majors seized by relative unknowns and the men from the past who failed to build on claiming one of golf's big four

10 Orville Moody

A former winner of the Hong Kong Open in 1971, Orville Moody won the US Open in 1969 as a qualifier and is one of only two players to have won both titles – with the other being Tom Watson, who won at Fanling in 1992.

Unfortunately, “Sarge” joined the tour late in the day after a long Army career – where he first met lifelong friend Lee Trevino – and was probably unique in having the putting yips before he turned professional.

His US Open win was his only PGA Tour title, but after suffering near-bankruptcy on more than one occasion, the 1969 Player of the Year was saved by the then Senior Tour after winning 11 times with his daughter on his bag.

After switching to a long-handled putter, Moody won the 1989 US Senior Open aged 55 bringing the broomstick to worldwide attention.

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