I'd like to be remembered as a nice guy and a fairly decent player.-Charles Coody
Those are pretty humble words for a guy who won the Masters. Charles Coody got his Green Jacket in 1971, beating runners-up Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller by two shots. Coody had three PGA Tour wins and five victories on the Champions Tour.
I didnt recognize Charles Coody this afternoon in the locker room at the Legends of Golf. He was asking Jack Fleck questions from across the way. Jack was distracted, so I provided the answers.
Coody looked familiar. Who is he? I checked the nameplate on the locker as he stepped away. Of course, Charles Coody.
We continued some small talk, then I said, Lets see, Masters champion, 1971?
Thats what they tell me, Coody replied.
Were you here last year? I asked.
Yeah, but I played in a different division. (Now Coody will play in the age 70-plus Demaret Division.) Its a good thing, he added. This course is too long, and I keep getting shorter.
Dont we all? I said. Have a good week out there.
He smiled and slapped me on the shoulder as he walked away.
In his final Masters round in 2006, 68-year-old Charles Coody shot a 74, proving he was still a fairly decent player.
-The Armchair Golfer
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