Snead died on May 23, 2002, at 89, when Woods was more than 50 victories from catching him but already had displayed a repertoire of skills that all the greats, including Sam, acknowledged.

Sam Snead once answered a man who hit 3-iron 150 yards with 10 words. The story comes via the "Kostis & McCord – Off Their Rockers" podcast. The post Sam Snead’s 10 words of guidance - for ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Sam Snead gambled with the "graveyard of the Masters," the tortuous thirteenth hole, and beat Ben Hogan by a stroke in an 18-hole playoff for the Masters golf title Monday.

Sam Snead doesn’t get the credit he deserves. It’s a curious statement, but true. Lost tribes in Brazil know Jack Nicklaus won a record 18 major championships, but poll patrons at a PGA Tour event and ...

Sam Snead, whose picture-perfect golf swing carried him to a record 81 PGA Tour victories including three Masters -- and earned him a reputation as one of the most gifted athletes to play the game ...

For nearly 70 years Sam Snead has held the honour of being the PGA Tour’s most successful player - winning 82 times between 1936 and 1965. That mark has stood without significant threat ever ...

As impressive as the last feat was, it did not break a record however. Rather, it pointed us to the undisputed champion of ageless golf, Sam Snead. He is the oldest to make a tour cut: 67 years, 2 ...

Sam Snead won seven majors over the course of his career which places him in a tie for sixth all-time along with Palmer, Jones, Sarazen, and Vardon.

Sam Snead didn’t have the mystique of Ben Hogan, the major titles of Jack Nicklaus, a winning streak like Byron Nelson’s or the swashbuckling swagger of Arnold Palmer. But he had one thing ...

Sam SneadSam Snead was a member of one of the most dominant Ryder Cup teams of all time. The 1947 U.S. squad defeated Great Britain, 11-1. (Bottom row, left to right) Herman Barron, Jimmy Demaret, ...

Sam Snead hits a shot in a seniors tournament. Snead died Thursday at his home in Hot Springs, Va., his daughter-in-law Anne Snead said. He was 89. -- AP File Photo No one won more than Sam Snead.