Sergeant Moody, HK Open Champion

Moody had better luck abroad, winning in Singapore, Australia, Korea, Morocco, and of course, in Hong Kong. In winning here in 1971, he became the first man to claim both the US and the Hong Kong Open titles, a feat so far only matched by Tom Watson in 1992.
At home, things went from bad to worse as Orville was divorced, flirted with bankruptcy, and even escaped from a burning house losing most of his possessions. His hay fever became so bad that he took to wearing face masks when he played. The press had a field day.
It wasn’t until he joined the Seniors Tour that he turned his life around. Much of his later success may be down to his daughter Michelle, who started caddying for him in 1987. With a new belly putter and Michelle reading his putts, Moody became the No. 1 putter on tour. With his daughter alongside, it seemed that he was finally happy and relaxed on a golf course.

A nice vignette was when he missed a short putt in a tournament and told his daughter, “Ray Charles could have read the greens better than you did today.” At that point a woman in the gallery was heard to say: “He's so mean to her. Are you sure she's not his wife?”
With Michelle on his bag, he shot a Senior US Open record 64 in winning in 1989 to become only the fourth man to win both national titles. Later, when Michelle went to college, a replacement friend caddied and had a badge made up saying “No, I’m not his daughter”.
Orville Moody suffered a stroke in late 2007 and died on August 8, 2008 from complications of multiple myeloma. His friend Lee Trevino was there throughout.