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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 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 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 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.