Joseph Martin "Jodie" Mudd (born April 23, 1960) is an American

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who played on the

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Professional career

Mudd was born in

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. He attended

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, where he developed into an honored amateur golfer. Mudd successfully earned a spot on the PGA Tour during 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School. Mudd won four PGA Tour events during his career. His top year was 1990, when he finished 5th on the final money list, and won two of the Tour's most prestigious non-majors: the

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and

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. His best finish in a major championship was T-4 at both

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in 1987 and the 1990

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. Mudd would then become burned out from the grind of Tour play, and would reduce his schedule before leaving the PGA Tour in 1996. He made his

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debut on April 30, 2010, at the

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, and played in a limited number of Champions Tour events that year. His best finish is T-20 at the 2010 Regions Charity Classic. Mudd currently resides in Finchville, Kentucky.

Amateur wins (5)

''This list is probably incomplete'' *1979 Kentucky Amateur *1980 Kentucky Amateur,

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*1981 Sunnehanna Amateur,

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (4)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)

Other wins (2)

*1979 Kentucky Open (as an amateur) *1980 Kentucky Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1988 PGA – 1990 Masters) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1990 Open Championship – 1991 Masters)

The Players Championship

Wins (1)

Results timeline

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

U.S. national team appearances

;Amateur *

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(winners) ;Professional *

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* Four Tours World Championship: 1990

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudd, Jodie American male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Kentucky Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky People from Shelby County, Kentucky 1960 births Living people Butler High School alumni