| Rod Curl | |
| Fullname: | Rodney Dean Curl |
| Nickname: | Little Beaver[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Redding, California |
| Weight: | 160lb |
| Residence: | Jupiter, Florida |
| Yearpro: | 1968 |
| Extour: | PGA Tour Pro Golf Tour |
| Prowins: | 3 |
| Pgawins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 2 |
| Masters: | T15: 1975 |
| Usopen: | T30: 1978 |
| Open: | CUT: 1975 |
| Pga: | T20: 1980 |
Rodney Dean Curl (born January 9, 1943) is an American professional golfer best known for being the first full-blooded Native American to win a PGA Tour event.
Born in Redding, California, Curl is a Wintu Indian.[2] [3] Before taking up golf at age 19, he was an outstanding baseball player at Central Valley High School in Shasta County, California.[4]
Curl joined the PGA Tour in 1969 and played regularly through 1978. He had 42 top-10 finishes in official PGA Tour events including one win and a half-dozen second and third-place finishes. In 1974, he won the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth by one stroke after runner-up Jack Nicklaus bogeyed the 17th hole and a birdied the last.[5] [2] [6] [7]
Curl played in a limited number of Senior Tour events after reaching the age of 50 in 1993. He lives in Jupiter, Florida and is a corporate instructor with VIP Golf Academy.