Sam Snead

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Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American golf

Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
er who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan was an United States professional golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game....
and Byron Nelson

Byron Nelson

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
events and about 70 others worldwide. He won seven majors

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
: three Masters

The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
, three PGA Championship

PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
s and one British Open

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
. Despite his great achievements, his reputation has always been slightly tainted by his failure to win a U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
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Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American golf

Golf

Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan was an United States professional golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game....
and Byron Nelson

Byron Nelson

PGA Tour

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
: three Masters

The Masters Tournament

PGA Championship

The Open Championship

U.S. Open (golf)

Bobby Jones (golfer)

Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was one of the greatest golfers to compete on a national and international level. He participated only as an amateur, primarily on a part-time basis, and chose to retire from competition at age 28....
, Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Daniel Palmer is an United States professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golfer....
, Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....
, and Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson

Philip Alfred Mickelson is an United States professional golfer. He is one of the leading players of his generation, having won three Men's major golf championships and a total of 35 events on the PGA Tour....
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Snead was famed for his folksy image, wearing a straw hat, playing tournament

Tournament

A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
s barefoot, and making such statements as "Keep close count of your nickels and dimes, stay away from whiskey, and never concede a putt." His nickname was "Slammin' Sammy." He has also been admired by many for having the so-called "perfect swing," and generated many imitators.

Snead was born in Ashwood, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
near Hot Springs, Virginia

Hot Springs, Virginia

Hot Springs is an unincorporated area in Bath County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. It is located about 5 miles southwest of Warm Springs, Virginia on U.S....
. At the age of seven, he began caddying at The Homestead in Hot Springs; he worked as an assistant pro at The Homestead at 19, and became a professional in 1934. Snead maintained ties to Hot Springs and The Homestead for all of his life; he died in Hot Springs following complications from a stroke

Stroke

A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. According to the National Stroke Association, a "stroke" occurs when a blood clot blocks and artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain....
four days short of his 90th birthday. He was survived by two sons, Sam Jr., of Hot Springs, Virginia and Terry, of Mountain Grove, Virginia; a brother, Pete, of Pittsburgh; and two grandchildren. His wife, Audrey, died in 1990. His nephew J. C. Snead

J. C. Snead

Jesse Carlyle "J.C." Snead is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Snead is the nephew of the legendary Sam Snead....
was also a PGA Tour golfer.

Snead won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

Created in 1996, the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the PGA Tour over an extended period of time through their actions on and off the golf course....
in 1998, and has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame

World Golf Hall of Fame

The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports Hall of fame in that a single site serves both men and women....
in 1974.

Career

In 1937, his first year on the Tour, he won five events, including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California.

In 1938, he first won the Greater Greensboro Open, which he won eight times, the Tour record for victories at an event, concluding in 1965 at the age of 52 years, 10 months, 8 days, making him the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event.

1939 was the first of several times he failed at crucial moments of the U.S. Open, the only major event he never won. He won 11 events in 1950. No one has since won more in one year. He won the Vardon Trophy

Vardon Trophy

The Vardon Trophy is awarded annually by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average. When the award was first given in 1937, it was awarded on the basis of a points system....
for lowest scoring average four times: 1938, 1949, 1950, and 1955. He played on seven Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
teams: 1937, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, and 1959, and captained the team in 1951, 1959, and 1969.

During his peak years, he was an exceptionally long driver, particularly into the wind, with very good accuracy as well. He was a superb player with the long irons. Snead was also known for a very creative short game, pioneering use of the sand wedge for short shots from grass. As he aged, his putting deteriorated. Snead pioneered croquet-style putting in the 1960s, where he straddled the ball with one leg on each side. The United States Golf Association

United States Golf Association

The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf course, clubs and facilities and the Sport governing body of golf for the U.S....
banned this technique in 1968 by amending the old Rule 35-1, since until that time, golfers had always faced the ball when striking. Snead then went to side-saddle putting, where he crouched and angled his feet towards the hole, and held the club with a split grip. He used that style for the rest of his career.

In 1971, he won the PGA Club Professional Championship.

In 1974, at age 62, he shot a one-under-par 279 to come in third (three strokes behind winner Lee Trevino

Lee Trevino

Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex"....
) at the PGA Championship

PGA Championship

Clemmons, North Carolina

Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina, North Carolina and a suburb of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The population was 13,827 at the 2000 census....
.

In 1978, he won the first Legends of Golf event, which was the impetus for the creation two years later

1980 in sports

Athletics...
of the Senior PGA Tour, now known as the Champions Tour

Champions Tour

The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older....
.

In 1979 he was the youngest PGA Tour golfer to shoot his age (67) in the second round of the 1979 Quad Cities Open. He shot under his age (66) in the final round.

In 1983, at age 71, he shot a round of 60 (12-under-par) at the The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia

Hot Springs, Virginia

Hot Springs is an unincorporated area in Bath County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. It is located about 5 miles southwest of Warm Springs, Virginia on U.S....
.

In 1997, at age 85, he shot a round of 78 at the Old White course of The Greenbrier

The Greenbrier

The Greenbrier is a Mobil four star and American Automobile Association Five Diamond Award winning luxury resort located in the town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States....
in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,315 at the 2000 census....
.

In 1998, he received the fourth PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

Created in 1996, the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the PGA Tour over an extended period of time through their actions on and off the golf course....
.

From 1984 to 2002, he hit the honorary starting tee shot at The Masters

The Masters Tournament

Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen is one of only five golfers to win all the men's major golf championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam :U.S. Open in 1922, 1932,...
, and until 2001, by Byron Nelson

Byron Nelson

John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912....
.

Snead wrote several golf instructional books, and frequently wrote instructional columns in golf magazines.

In 2000, he was ranked the third greatest golfer of all time, in Golf Digest
Golf Digest

Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Cond? Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf....
magazine's rankings. Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan was an United States professional golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game....
was second.

Records

From .

Most PGA Tour victories
Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour.Players under 50 years of age are shown in bold. On his fiftieth birthday a golfer becomes eligible to compete on the Champions Tour, and he is unlikely to add to his tally of PGA Tour wins after that date ....
: 82
Most PGA Tour victories at an event: 8 at the Greater Greensboro Open (1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965)
Oldest player to win a PGA Tour event: age 52 years, 10 months, 8 days at the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open
First PGA Tour player to shoot his age: 67 in the second round of the 1979 Quad Cities Open
Oldest player to make a cut on the PGA Tour: age 67 years, 2 months, 21 days at the 1979 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic.

He also held the record for most PGA Tour wins after reaching age 40, with 17, until it was broken at the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship by Vijay Singh

Vijay Singh

Vijay Singh , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian Professional golfer golfer who was Chronological list of World Number One male golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005....
.

PGA Tour wins (82)

1936 (1) West Virginia Closed Pro
1937 (5) Oakland Open, Bing Crosby Pro-Am, St. Paul Open, Nassau Open, Miami Open
Miami Open

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida....
(Dec.)
1938 (8) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, Greater Greensboro Open, Chicago Open, Canadian Open
Canadian Open

The Canadian Open is a golf tournament which was founded in 1904.As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for United States of America golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional Professional golf tours system became dominant in golf....
, Westchester 108 Hole Open, White Sulphur Springs Open
White Sulphur Springs Open

The White Sulphur Springs Open was a PGA Tour event that was played on the Old White Course of the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia during the 1920s and 1930s....
, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
Inverness Invitational Four-Ball

The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953. It was played at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio....
(with Vic Ghezzi
Vic Ghezzi

Victor J. Ghezzi was an United States golfer. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour including one Men's major golf championships, the 1941 PGA Championship....
), Palm Beach Round Robin
1939 (3) St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open Invitational

The St. Petersburg Open Invitational, first played as the St. Petersburg Open, was a PGA Tour event that was held at three St. Petersburg, Florida area clubs for 29 years from 1930 until 1964....
, Miami Open
Miami Open

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida....
, Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Ralph Guldahl
Ralph Guldahl

Ralph J. Guldahl was an United States professional golfer who was one of the top players in the sport for three years in the late 1930s.Guldahl was born in Dallas, Texas....
)
1940 (3) Canadian Open
Canadian Open

The Canadian Open is a golf tournament which was founded in 1904.As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for United States of America golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional Professional golf tours system became dominant in golf....
, Anthracite Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
Inverness Invitational Four-Ball

The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953. It was played at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio....
(with Ralph Guldahl
Ralph Guldahl

Ralph J. Guldahl was an United States professional golfer who was one of the top players in the sport for three years in the late 1930s.Guldahl was born in Dallas, Texas....
)
1941 (6) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open Invitational

The St. Petersburg Open Invitational, first played as the St. Petersburg Open, was a PGA Tour event that was held at three St. Petersburg, Florida area clubs for 29 years from 1930 until 1964....
, North and South Open
North and South Open

The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. It was played at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, long the largest golf resort in the world, which also staged a series of other tournaments with the "North and South" moniker, some of which continue to...
, Canadian Open
Canadian Open

The Canadian Open is a golf tournament which was founded in 1904.As a national open, and especially as the most accessible non-U.S. national open for United States of America golfers, the event had a special status in the era before the professional Professional golf tours system became dominant in golf....
, Rochester Times Union Open, Henry Hurst Invitational
1942 (2) St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg Open Invitational

The St. Petersburg Open Invitational, first played as the St. Petersburg Open, was a PGA Tour event that was held at three St. Petersburg, Florida area clubs for 29 years from 1930 until 1964....
, PGA Championship
PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
1944 (2) Portland Open, Richmond Open
1945 (6) Los Angeles Open, Gulfport Open, Pensacola Open
Pensacola Open

This article is about the former PGA Tour event, for information on the former Nationwide Tour event, see Pensacola Classic.The Pensacola Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour....
, Jacksonville Open, Dallas Open, Tulsa Open
1946 (6) Jacksonville Open, Greater Greensboro Open, The Open Championship
The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
(not counted as a PGA Tour win at the time, but designated as such in 2002), World Championship of Golf
World Championship of Golf

The World Championship of Golf was a championship played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s that, in its latter years, boasted a purse that dwarfed every other event on the tour, including even the U.S....
, Miami Open
Miami Open

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida....
, Virginia Open
1948 (1) Texas Open
1949 (6) Greater Greensboro Open, The Masters
The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
, Washington Star Open, Dapper Dan Open, Western Open
Western Open

The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the The Open Championship and U.S....
, PGA Championship
PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
1950 (11) Los Angeles Open, Bing Crosby Pro-Am (tie with Jack Burke, Jr., Smiley Quick
Smiley Quick

Lyman Loren "Smiley" Quick was an United States professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.Quick was born in Centralia, Illinois, but lived most of his life in southern California in places like Inglewood, California and Los Angeles....
, Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas (golfer)

Dave Douglas was an United States professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.Douglas hailed from Newark, Delaware....
), Texas Open, Miami Beach Open, Greater Greensboro Open, Western Open
Western Open

The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the The Open Championship and U.S....
, Colonial National Invitation, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
Inverness Invitational Four-Ball

The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953. It was played at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio....
(with Jim Ferrier
Jim Ferrier

James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales.Ferrier was born in Sydney, Australia. He was a runner up in the 1931 Australian Open at the age of sixteen and won the Australian Amateur title in 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1939....
), Reading Open, North and South Open
North and South Open

The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. It was played at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, long the largest golf resort in the world, which also staged a series of other tournaments with the "North and South" moniker, some of which continue to...
, Miami Open
Miami Open

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida....
1951 (2) PGA Championship
PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
, Miami Open
Miami Open

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida....
1952 (5) The Masters
The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
, Palm Beach Round Robin, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
Inverness Invitational Four-Ball

The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953. It was played at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio....
(with Jim Ferrier
Jim Ferrier

James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales.Ferrier was born in Sydney, Australia. He was a runner up in the 1931 Australian Open at the age of sixteen and won the Australian Amateur title in 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1939....
), All American Open
All American Open

The All American Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s. It was played at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club in Niles, Illinois....
, Eastern Open
1953 (1) Baton Rouge Open
1954 (2) The Masters
The Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....
, Palm Beach Round Robin
1955 (4) Greater Greensboro Open, Palm Beach Round Robin, Insurance City Open, Miami Open
Miami Open

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955. It was played at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida....
1956 (1) Greater Greensboro Open
1957 (2) Dallas Open Invitational, Palm Beach Round Robin
1958 (1) Dallas Open Invitational
1960 (2) De Soto Open Invitational, Greater Greensboro Open
1961 (1) Tournament of Champions
1965 (1) Greater Greensboro Open

Major championships

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
are shown in bold.

Source:

Other wins

this list is incomplete

1936 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1937 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1938 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1940 Ontario Open (Canada)
1941 Center Open
Center Open

The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the C?rdoba Golf Club in C?rdoba Province ....
(Argentina)
1948 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1949 North and South Open
North and South Open

The North and South Open was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century. It was played at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, long the largest golf resort in the world, which also staged a series of other tournaments with the "North and South" moniker, some of which continue to...
, West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1952 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
, Brazil Open
Brazil Open (golf)

The Brazil Open or Aberto do Brasil is an annual golf tournament held in Brazil. It was founded in 1945, and has been an event on the Tour de las Americas on several occasions, most recently in 2005....
1954 Panama Open
Panama Open

The Panama Open was a golf tournament played from 1938 to 1982. The name was revived in 1996, when it was an unofficial event on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour....
1957 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1958 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1960 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1961 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1964 Haig & Haig Scotch Foursome (with Shirley Englehorn
Shirley Englehorn

Shirley Englehorn is an American professional golfer. She won eleven tournaments during her LPGA Tour career, including one women's majors, the 1970 LPGA Championship....
)
1966 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1967 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1968 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1970 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1971 PGA Club Professional Championship, West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1972 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....
1973 West Virginia Open
West Virginia Open

The West Virginia Open is a golf tournament that is administered by the West Virginia PGA . It has been played annually since 1933 except in 1959....

Senior wins (14)

1964 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Seniors
1965 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Seniors
1967 PGA Seniors' Championship
1970 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Seniors
1972 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Seniors
1973 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Seniors
1978 Legends of Golf (with Gardner Dickinson
Gardner Dickinson

Gardner Edward Dickinson, Jr. was an American golfer. He was a student of Ben Hogan's and crafted his swing in the Hogan tradition. In a long PGA Tour career he won 7 times between 1956 and 1971....
)
1980 Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
1982 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It is played annually in April currently in Savannah, Georgia at The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort....
(with Don January)

Major championships

Wins (7)

1 (74-73-70-72=289)
Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1942	PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	n/a	2 & 1	n/a	Jim Turnesa Jim Turnesa James R. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil , Frank , Joe Turnesa , Mike Turnesa , Doug , Jim , and Willie Turnesa . All but Willie turned professional and Jim was the only one to win a Men's major golf championships, the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final....
1946	The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	Tied for lead
4 strokes	Johnny Bulla Johnny Bulla John Guthrie Bulla was an United States professional golfer.Bulla was born in Newell, West Virginia. He played on the PGA Tour, winning the 1941 Los Angeles Open, and finished runner-up three times in the majors, including twice to Sam Snead at the 1946 The Open Championship and 1949 The Masters.... , Bobby Locke Bobby Locke For the baseball player, see: Bobby Locke Arthur D'Arcy "Bobby" Locke was one of the first internationally successful South African golfers....
1949	The Masters	1 shot deficit
3 strokes	Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Eugene Mangrum was an United States professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course.Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas....
1949	PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August .... (2)	n/a	3 & 2	n/a	Johnny Palmer Johnny Palmer John C. Palmer was an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup team....
1951	PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August .... (3)	n/a	7 & 6	n/a	Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo was an United States professional golfer, best known for winning the 1953 PGA Championship.Burkemo was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of 13 children of Norwegian immigrants who settled there....
1952	The Masters (2)	Tied for lead
4 strokes
1954	The Masters (3)	3 shot deficit
Playoff ¹	Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an United States professional golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game....

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958.
¹ Defeated Ben Hogan in 18-hole playoff - Snead (70), Hogan (71)

Results timeline

Tournament	1937	1938	1939
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	18	T31	2
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	2	T38	5
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	T11	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	R16	F	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	T7	T6	T7	NT	NT	NT	T7	T22	T16	1
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	T16	T13	NT	NT	NT	NT	T19	2	5	T2
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	1	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	F	QF	1	NT	DNP	DNP	R32	R32	QF	1

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	3	T8	1	T15	1	3	T4	2	13	T22
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	T12	T10	T10	2	T11	T3	T24	T8	CUT	T8
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	R32	1	R64	R32	QF	R32	QF	R16	3	T8

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	T11	T15	T15	T3	CUT	CUT	T42	T10	42	CUT
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	T19	T17	T38	T42	T34	T24	DNP	DNP	T9	T38
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	DNP	DNP	T6	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	T3	T27	T17	T27	DNP	T6	T6	DNP	T34	T63

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	T23	CUT	T27	T29	T20	WD	CUT	WD	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	CUT	DNP	DNP	T29	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	T12	T34	T4	T9	T3	CUT	CUT	T54	DNP	T42

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983
The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters, or The U.S. Masters outside of the United States, is one of four Men's major golf championships in men's Professional golf tours....	CUT	CUT	WD	WD
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....	WD	WD	DNP	DNP

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R## — Round of 16, 32, etc. The PGA Championship was conducted at match play before 1958.
QF — Quarterfinal
SF — Semifinal
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Starts - 117
Wins - 7
2nd place finishes - 8
Top 3 finishes - 22
Top 5 finishes - 29
Top 10 finishes - 48
Longest streak of top-10s in majors - 6

External links

Profile, stats and quotes
Profile at Golf Legends

Sam Snead

Career

Records

PGA Tour wins (82)

Other wins

Senior wins (14)

Major championships

Wins (7)

Results timeline

Summary

See also

External links