Sergeant Moody, HK Open Champion

Orville Moody, who won the championship at Fanling in 1971, seemed destined for greatness after leaving the Army in his mid-twenties. But his was a career comprising an early peak, controversy, a downturn in form, outrageous bad luck and a glorious finale. Overall though, it seemed a friend had it right when he opined: "He's always been just one poor, dumb, busted Indian sergeant. And he remembers…”

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Written by Dr. Milton Wayne

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