Charles Coody
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Billy Charles Coody (born July 13, 1937) is an American golfer.
Coody was born in Stamford, Texas. He graduated from Texas Christian University in 1960 and made his pro debut in 1963. He is mainly known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1971, but he had two other wins on the PGA Tour and three wins off Tour in his regular career. He played on the 1971 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
As a senior, he played on the Senior PGA Tour/Champions Tour, winning five times. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. Coody played his final Masters Tournament in 2006, then retired from active competition.
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[edit] PGA Tour wins
- 1964 Dallas Open Invitational
- 1969 Cleveland Open Invitational
- 1971 The Masters
Major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] Other regular career wins
- 1971 World Series of Golf
- 1973 John Player Classic, W.B. & H.O. Wills Masters
[edit] Champions Tour wins
- 1989 General Tire Las Vegas Classic
- 1990 Vantage Championship
- 1991 NYNEX Commemorative, Transamerica Senior Golf Championship
- 1996 du Maurier Champions
[edit] Other senior career wins
- 1990 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Dale Douglass)
- 1994 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Dale Douglass)
- 1998 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Dale Douglass)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T30 | T5 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | T52 | T28 | T16 | T13 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | T8 | T7 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T12 | 1 | T12 | T29 | T29 | T40 | T5 | CUT | CUT | T34 |
| U.S. Open | T64 | T63 | CUT | T29 | CUT | CUT | T38 | DNP | T30 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T5 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T35 | CUT | 15 | T35 | DNP | CUT | T8 | 4 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T38 | T40 | CUT | T36 | CUT | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T38 |
| U.S. Open | T47 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T41 | 74 | DNP | T55 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | DNP | T57 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
