![]() ![]() Somewhat stunning, still, that Moody won a major championship ahead of the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and Arnold Palmer. The World No.1 Tiger Woods completed his round. It should be noted, however, that a chunk of Moody's would-be career was spent in the military, where he served 14 years. 26 the highest world ranking position of his career thus far and an improvement of 258 positions in 2002 alone. Open was his only career win in 266 starts. The late Orville Moody is popularly considered to be the least-successful golfer to win a major, given that his victory at the U.S. His best finish in a major since his win came in 2012, when he tied for 24th at the Masters. He has never won in America, and hasn't been all that successful elsewhere. COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPHS BY SIMON BRUTY Beem's final-round 68 was mostly a blast, while Woods's fast-closing 67 came up one shot short (inset). More Rich Beem celebrates after sinking a bidie putt on the 16th hole, Hazeltine Nationals signature. Lawrie's third-round 76 left him 10 strokes back of Jean van de Velde, who eventually choked away the championship on the 18th hole at Carnoustie. COLOR PHOTO: SIMON BRUTY T of C LOCAL HERO PGA champ Rich Beem (page 54) returns this week to Seattle-where he once sold stereos-for the NEC Invitational. Rich Beem has not won since the 2002 PGA, he’s having a great time staying at it. Lawrie was the recipient of the Claret Jug in '99 largely thanks to a human self-destructing on live television in front of millions of people around the world. He did win a Nissan Altima once with a hole-in-one, so that's nice. Now he's won three times in all and has only made the cut in 12-of-31 majors. Grady never won again on tour and finished in the top 10 of a major just once in the next 15 years.Ĭoming into the '02 PGA, Beem had only won twice on tour. The Australian lost to Mark Calcavecchia in a four-hole playoff at the '89 British Open, then came back the following year to win the PGA. Surprisingly, Grady was nearly a two-time major championship winner. He missed 10 consecutive cuts in majors from 1994-96, and withdrew from the '97 British Open after firing an opening 92. But Baker-Finch was less successful on the PGA Tour, winning just twice and never recapturing the glory of the '91 Open Championship. Jones has finished in the top 10 in a major just three times, and he's been south of the cut line 13 times.īaker-Finch entered the international golf world with promise and didn't disappoint, winning his first professional tournament. But when it comes to major champions, he's certainly near the bottom. It's difficult placing a guy like Jones, who has won eight times on tour, on a list of "worst" golfers. ![]()
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